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The last Witch of Scotland, by Philip Paris Scottish Highlands, 1727,Hiding in a remote parish and ostracized from the c...
08/06/2026

The last Witch of Scotland, by Philip Paris

Scottish Highlands, 1727,
Hiding in a remote parish and ostracized from the community, Aila tries to distract herself from her mothers slipping grasp on reality via a group of travelling entertainers. However small communities spread whispers and gossip like wildfire.

'Haunting and deeply moving, The last Witch of Scotland is a story of love, loyalty and sacrifice, inspired by the true story of the last person in Britain to be executed for witchcraft.'

THE VILLAGE DINOSAUR, by Phyllis Arkle'It isn't every small boy who finds a living dinosaur buried in a quarry, just as ...
01/06/2026

THE VILLAGE DINOSAUR, by Phyllis Arkle

'It isn't every small boy who finds a living dinosaur buried in a quarry, just as it isn't every dinosaur that discovers Roman remains and stops train smashes. Never have so many exciting and improbable things happened in one quiet village'

This children's book is perfect for a bedtime story, filled with cute illustrations and the friendliest Dinosaur.

25/05/2026

This week the shop Picaresque Books will be open from 10.30am-4.30pm,
sorry for any inconveniences

Filled with extraordinary and obscure plants this recipe book has over 50 drink recipes and gardening tips, with illustr...
25/05/2026

Filled with extraordinary and obscure plants this recipe book has over 50 drink recipes and gardening tips, with illustrations dotted throughout going over a "dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi", alongside the scientific names for the plants and delightful quotes such as;
'Next time you pull a piece of silk from between your teeth while you're eating a fresh ear of corn, remember that you've just spat out a fallopian tube.'
and 'The oldest domesticated living organism is not a horse or a chicken, nor is it corn or wheat. It is a wild single-celled, asexual creature capable of preserving food, making bread rise, and fermenting drinks. It is yeast.'

Nanami Kosaki and library cat Tiger must team up to find out where all the books are going."As far as Nanami was concern...
18/05/2026

Nanami Kosaki and library cat Tiger must team up to find out where all the books are going.

"As far as Nanami was concerned there was nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. It was just that when it came to taking cats, it was a whole other story

Book/Author of the week:Kilmara, Scotland. 1725. For fifty years, Iris has accepted the curse that blighted her life. By...
11/05/2026

Book/Author of the week:

Kilmara, Scotland. 1725. For fifty years, Iris has accepted the curse that blighted her life. By night, she is a heartbroken woman, destined to walk the misty shores of Kilmara without growing older. By day, she is Moireach, a terrifying monster imprisoned in the murky depths of Loch Moine.

When bodies begin appearing on the shore, the villagers are convinced Moireach is responsible. So a hunter - the rugged, ruthless Henry Carver - is summoned to slay the monster of the loch.

Iris must break her curse before she is killed for crimes she cannot believe she has committed. But as Kilmara's hunt for the monster becomes ever more fevered, she and Henry are drawn together in a dangerous game of impossible attraction.

And when a figure from Iris's past suddenly reappears, she must choose what - or who - she is willing to sacrifice to win her freedom.

NEW SIGN!
09/05/2026

NEW SIGN!

True Crime books and Crime novels now available!
05/05/2026

True Crime books and Crime novels now available!

Book/Author of the week:David Attenborough's 'Life on Earth', In this book you explore the history of nature back to 3.5...
05/05/2026

Book/Author of the week:

David Attenborough's 'Life on Earth',

In this book you explore the history of nature back to 3.5 Million Years ago. Looking at both Animals and Plants this book encompasses a lot about the Earth and its inhabitants.

27/04/2026

Book of the Week:

Hooked by Asako Yuzuki:
"Eriko’s life looks perfect—from her prestigious job at a Japanese trading firm to her spotless apartment and devoted parents. Her newest project, to reintroduce the controversial Nile Perch into the Japanese market, is as ambitious as she is. But beneath her flawless surface lies a consuming loneliness. Eriko has never been able to hold on to a real friend.

Enter a popular lifestyle blogger whose work Eriko follows obsessively. Shoko lives a life of controlled chaos—messy apartment, take-out dinners, a kind, easy-going husband. She writes about daily contentment, though her fractured relationship with her father gnaws at the edges of her happiness.

When Eriko orchestrates a “chance” meeting with Shoko, the two women strike up an unlikely connection. For a fleeting moment, Eriko believes she’s finally found what she’s always longed for. But as her fascination turns to fixation and Shoko’s carefully balanced life begins to dissolve, both women are pushed to breaking points neither of them saw coming."

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Dingwall
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