"Elphinstone is a fine purveyor of evocative literary historical fiction...Excellently researched, it wears that knowledge lightly, concentrating on the human heart of the tale."  The Big Issue

"Mixes her trademark research with a gripping tale of murder and revenge" Globe and Mail

Q&A with Margaret

Meet Margaret Elphinstone at Harbourfront IFOA XXX

Saturday, October 31, 4PM at Fleck Theatre

New Writing Scotland: An Edinburgh International Book Festival panel on contemporary Scottish literature. Featuring Alan Bissett, Margaret Elphinstone, James Meek and Eleanor Thom. Moderated by Roland Gulliver.

Tuesday, October 27, 7:30PM at St. Luke's Parish Hall, Burlington.

IFOA Burlington: Readings by Lorna Crozier, Barry Dempster, Margaret Elphinstone and Annabel Lyon. Richard Bachmann hosts.

Margaret Elphinstone is living once again in Galloway where she was working as a gardener when her first novel was published in 1987. Her latest novel, The Gathering Night, is a tale of adventure and family set in pre-historic times. Elphinstone is the author of seven previous novels as well as poetry and short stories. She is a graduate of Durham University and  an Emeritus Professor of Strathclyde University where she was a member of the English Studies Department from 1990-2008. Apart from spells of academic work in the USA, she has spent her working life in various parts of Scotland including Shetland, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Moray. She has two daughters and three grandchildren and lives in New Galloway with her partner.  www.margaretelphinstone.co.uk

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