Scottish By Inclination
Published on 23. June 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-910022-42-9 (ISBN)
Description
'Gradually I forgot I was a foreigner.'
Barbara Henderson has been Scottish by inclination for 30 years. She fell in love with Scotland and its people when she left Germany at the age of 19. Now a children's author, storyteller and teacher in the Highlands, she gives us a lively glimpse of Scotland through the eyes of an EU immigrant - from her first ceilidh to Brexit and the choppy seas of citizenship.
Scottish by Inclination also celebrates the varied contributions of 30 remarkable Europeans - beer brewers, entrepreneurs, academics, artists and activists - who have chosen to call Scotland home.
'All voices matter and deserve to belong.
Belonging is more than a privilege.
Belonging, I am now convinced, can be a choice.'
Barbara Henderson has been Scottish by inclination for 30 years. She fell in love with Scotland and its people when she left Germany at the age of 19. Now a children's author, storyteller and teacher in the Highlands, she gives us a lively glimpse of Scotland through the eyes of an EU immigrant - from her first ceilidh to Brexit and the choppy seas of citizenship.
Scottish by Inclination also celebrates the varied contributions of 30 remarkable Europeans - beer brewers, entrepreneurs, academics, artists and activists - who have chosen to call Scotland home.
'All voices matter and deserve to belong.
Belonging is more than a privilege.
Belonging, I am now convinced, can be a choice.'
Reviews / Votes
An affectionate and warm-hearted look at what it means to be a 'new Scot.' - Margaret KirkA wonderful compendium of voices. - Donald S. Murray
Moving and funny... a revealing snapshot of what it's like being an immigrant. - Professor David Worthington
A rich mosaic of individual stories and a signpost, fashioned from resilience and optimism to the future. - James Robertson
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910022-42-9 (9781910022429)
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BARBARA HENDERSON was born in Germany. She has lived in Scotland for thirty years, teaching and writing for children. Her historical and eco-novels are widely used in Scottish schools and her interactive events take her all over the country to schools and book festivals. She lives in Inverness with her family where she divides her time between writing and teaching Drama. Scottish by Inclination is her first non-fiction book for adults.