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 follow an investigation shaped by memory and delay, where violence committed long ago still[...]
We enter a remote island community where everyone knows each other and nothing stays hidden[...]
We read this as a careful exploration of belief under pressure. Set in a Scottish[...]
We watch a compassionate figure collide with systems built on control and image. The setting[...]
We follow characters who believe they are acting freely, only to see how money and[...]
We follow three women after an Edinburgh college shooting: a detective, a victim’s mother and[...]
We meet Bella Baxter, born again in a strange Victorian experiment, then follow her journey[...]
We follow Grafton, a single dad drawn into a Scottish commune that rejects sleep and[...]
We follow reporter Harry Caul as he investigates deaths linked to newspaper notices in his[...]
We follow Chris as he faces every parent’s nightmare: his wife in a coma and[...]