Last year, in preparation for an Irish vacation, I read a fare number of Irish works. I covered everything from medieval texts to 19th and 20th Century classics (Yeats, Wilde, Joyce, etc) to contemporary authors such as Paul Murray and the ubiquitous Sally Rooney. It was fun and really made the trip into something special.
I'll be heading to Scotland on my next international vacation. Any recommendations? I usually read literary fiction, but have pretty catholic tastes.
by Theologicaltacos
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Walter Scott! Very readable, my fave is Heart of Midlothian, which is a bit less swashbuckling than most. If you’re into detective fiction on the grittier side, Denise Mina is wonderful.
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As an expat, I know you’ll have a wonderful time – be sure to spend enough time in Edinburgh! Yes to Walter Scott for classic Scottish stories. Nigel Tranter was the pre emminant author of Scottish historical novels. Maybe try some **Best Scottish Travelogues**
* Love of Country: A Journey Through the Hebrides
* Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes
* To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne
* Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
* Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
* Around Scotland: A Scottish Travelogue