january sale
25% off selected Scottish titles
At Paper Thistle, we write a review for every book we sell, specialising in Scottish fiction. Each review considers character, writing style, tone, and overall reading experience, offering a thoughtful introduction to what awaits on the page.
We return to a Shetland island after a girl goes missing. As the search continues,[...]
We follow a mother drawn into another family’s orbit through a school friendship. Admiration turns[...]
We read about women whose music was sidelined or silenced. Through imagined lives shaped by[...]
We read a memoir shaped by silence and survival. Growing up in Glasgow, Janey Godley[...]
We watch a city change after monsters are revealed. Fear spreads quickly and power hardens[...]
We are taken inside the lived reality of poverty in Scotland, where shame, anger, and[...]
We are taken to a battered Scottish coastal town where violence and neglect shape everyday[...]
We return with a detective to the Isle of Lewis, where a murder reopens wounds[...]
We are taken to modern Aberdeen, where a woman returns to the city she escaped[...]
We follow a young boy on an Orkney island whose imagination drifts through centuries of[...]