About the Author

Alistair Moffat was born and raised in Kelso. He took degrees at the universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh and London and played rugby for Kelso and his universities. In 1976 to 1981 he was in charge of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and it burgeoned into the largest arts festival in the world. He became director of programmes at STV and is currently director of the Borders Book Festival and a freelance journalist and broadcaster. His other publication include The Sea Kingdoms, The Borders, Before Scotland and Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms