11 Best scotland books like Where are the Women? A Guide to an Imagined Scotland by Sara Sheridan

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Where are the Women? A Guide to an Imagined Scotland

By: Sara Sheridan

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

For most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the buil…

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1. The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1)

By: Agatha Christie

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

A bit of adventure and quick cash is all that good-natured drifter Anthony Cade is looking for when… read more

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2. The Garden Party and Other Stories

By: Katherine Mansfield , Lorna Sage

3.97

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

Written during the final stages of her illness, "The Garden Party and Other Stories" is full of a s… read more

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3. The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

By: Agatha Christie

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Wickedness...such wickedness...." The dying woman turned to Father Gorman with agony in her eyes.… read more

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"After all, the stupidest child can set a house on fire quite easily."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"Being in love has a very bad effect on men - it seems to addle their wits."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"People are so proud of wickedness. Odd, isn't it, that people who are good are never proud of it? That's where Christian humility comes in, I suppose. They don't even know they are good."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"Evil is not something superhuman, it's something LESS than human. Your criminal is someone who wants to be important, but who never will be important, because he'll always be less than a man."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

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4. Finn Family Moomintroll (The Moomins, #3)

By: Tove Jansson , Elizabeth Portch

3.42

Format: None pages,

It is spring in the valley and the Moomins are ready for adventure Moomintroll and his friends Snuf… read more

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5. Under the Skin

By: Michel Faber

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this haunting, entrancing novel, Michel Faber introduces us to Isserley, a female driver who cru… read more

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6. The Pursuit of Love

By: Nancy Mitford

3.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

Few aristocratic English families of the twentieth century enjoyed the glamorous notoriety of the i… read more

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7. The Living Mountain

By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more

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8. If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home

By: Lucy Worsley

4.50

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen, covering the architec… read more

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9. Love in a Cold Climate

By: Nancy Mitford

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found  One of Nancy Mitford's most beloved nov… read more

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10. The Bookseller of Inverness

By: S.G. MacLean

4.08

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

After Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drumossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally s… read more

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  • scotland
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11. Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

By: Scarlett Curtis

4.01

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

An urgent and inspirational collection of essays by a diverse group of celebrities, activists, and … read more

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  • feminism
  • womens
  • nonfiction
"because Beyoncé"

-Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

"No one gains when a culture exploits itself."

-Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

"Feminism is layered and its power comes from its diversity."

-Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

"She has a voice. If you can't hear it, maybe it's because you're too busy talking."

-Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

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12. Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other

By: Sam Heughan

4.05

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

Two Men. One Country. And a lot of whisky. As stars of "Outlander", Sam and Graham eat, sleep an… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • scotland
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13. The Christmas Appeal (The Appeal, #1.5)

By: Janice Hallett

3.63

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This immersive holiday caper from the “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) follows t… read more

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14. The Last Witch of Scotland

By: Philip Paris

3.95

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Being a woman was her only crime. Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire… read more

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  • feminism
  • scotland
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15. 1989 (Allie Burns, #2)

By: Val McDermid

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the new installment to her historical crime series that began with 1979, internationally bestsel… read more

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  • scotland
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16. Paper Cup

By: Karen Campbell

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What if going back means you could begin again? Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly ne… read more

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  • scotland
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17. A Wedding in Provence

By: Katie Fforde

4.07

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Late summer, 1963Fresh from London and a recent cookery course, Alexandra has always loved a challe… read more

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18. The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

By: Richard Osman

4.38

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

One Thursday afternoon in the seniors' center, a decade-old cold case --their favorite kind-- leads… read more

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"But you can’t be ruled by hindsight, can you?"

-Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

"Love? Try Googling it. There aren't any answers."

-Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

"When you look backwards, everything is inevitable."

-Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

"Ron's mouth opens, but, unusually for him, no words come out."

-Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

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19. The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice

By: Shon Faye

4.55

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less than 1% of … read more

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  • feminism
  • nonfiction
"The idea that conspicuous consumption is a route to sexual and gender freedom has been effective in allowing the LGBT movement’s muscles to atrophy. In a godless age, there are new ways to give the m…"

-Shon Faye, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice

"The idea that conspicuous consumption is a route to sexual and gender freedom has been effective in allowing the LGBT movement's muscles to atrophy. In a godless age, there are new ways to give the m…"

-Shon Faye, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice

"Together, an LGBTQ+ coalition with class consciousness and anti-racism at its core must recover its radicalism and reaffirm its opposition to capitalism and patriarchy. Infighting and division are in…"

-Shon Faye, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice

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20. The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

As Europe buckles under Nazi occupation, Maisie Dobbs investigates a possible murder that threatens… read more

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"Children should always be believed until proven otherwise."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

"know that expression—only a man could cause a woman to look like that"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

"Fear had to be handled with care, managed so it became a tool, not a weight."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

"I believe it’s called ‘irrational reasoning.’ It’s what happens to people when they’re scared"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

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21. Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind

By: Sue Black

4.31

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow.… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Sometimes, a bone is just a coconut"

-Sue Black, Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind

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22. The Young Team

By: Graeme Armstrong

4.49

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

2005. Glasgow is named Europe’s Murder Capital, driven by a violent territorial gang and knife cult… read more

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  • scotland
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23. The Witches of Vardø

By: Anya Bergman

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing can lead to accusations of witchcra… read more

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  • feminism
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24. Hex

By: Jenni Fagan

3.85

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

IT'S THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591. On this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floor… read more

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  • feminism
  • scotland
"A witch-pricker's finger can be pointed at any one of us. It chose me."

-Jenni Fagan, Hex

"I’ve got the voice of a siren – it’s not a voice to launch a thousand ships, it’s a voice to sink them."

-Jenni Fagan, Hex

"- You know what really brings the storms, Geillis? - What? - A storm arrives at the exact second when a girl learns she'll never be free"

-Jenni Fagan, Hex

"I have memories to give away before I meet God — so you can have them, Iris from the ether. Are you listening? Nobody else will write them down."

-Jenni Fagan, Hex

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25. A Tomb With a View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards

By: Peter Ross

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Enter a grave new world of fascination and delight as award-winning writer Peter Ross uncovers the … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • scotland
"Exposure to a particle of darkness means one does not sicken with it."

-Peter Ross, A Tomb With a View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards

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26. The Ghost Cat

By: Alex Howard

3.61

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A charming novel for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and How to Stop Time , following a cat thr… read more

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Cover of Ashes and Stones: A Scottish Journey in Search of Witches and Witness by Allyson Shaw

27. Ashes and Stones: A Scottish Journey in Search of Witches and Witness

By: Allyson Shaw

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ashes & Stones is a moving and personal journey, along rugged coasts and through remote villages an… read more

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  • history
  • travel
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • scotland
Cover of Warriors and Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches: Scottish Women to Live Your Life By by Mairi Kidd

28. Warriors and Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches: Scottish Women to Live Your Life By

By: Mairi Kidd

4.06

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

Throughout history, Scottish women have broken the rules with attitude. WILLIAMINA FLEMING reached … read more

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  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • scotland
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29. Where are the Women? A Guide to an Imagined Scotland

By: Sara Sheridan

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

For most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the buil… read more

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  • scotland
  • womens

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4.27

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