Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Director of Programmes at Scottish Television and founder of the Borders Book Festival, he is also the author of a number of highly acclaimed books. From 2011 he was Rector of the University of St Andrews. He has written more than thirty books on Scottish history.
'A delicious trip through the geography, history and culture of the region' * Sunday Telegraph * 'A sun-drenched meditation on the character of the place and its people' * The Scotsman * 'A cavalcade across some of the most fascinating, intriguing and, yes, brutal episodes of the region’s past written in the fast-paced, involving style of an adventure novel' * Italy magazine Book of the Week * 'If you read the book, you’ll want to travel to the region' * The Herald * 'Moffat's book is never dull . . . like one of the region's fine wines, it doesn't disappoint' * Scottish Review of Books *