About the Author

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.

Reviews

'Beautifully written, a fine book'
*Sunday Herald*

'Highly readable - a lively, clear style'
*Northern History*

'Quirky, learned and utterly absorbing' 
*Allan Massie*