{"product_id":"scottish-girls-about-town-and-sixteen-other-scottish-women-authors-paperback","title":"Scottish Girls about Town: And Sixteen Other Scottish Women Authors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenny Colgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIsla Dewar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMuriel Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the Clanswomen...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e International bestselling authors Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, and Muriel Gray lead off this dazzling collection of stories by popular and rising Scottish women authors. A sometimes wild, sometimes poignant romp through the lives of Scotswomen, \u003ci\u003eScottish Girls About Town\u003c\/i\u003e revels in the universal hilarity and strife of being a girl! \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey're looking for something moor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Jenny Colgan's \"The Fringes,\" a hapless heroine heads to the Edinburgh \"Fringe\" -- a massive theatrical and musical festival -- for a night of her own disastrous drama. Isla Dewar offers up \"In the Garden of Mrs. Pink,\" one woman's look back at her girlhood and the life lessons she learned from an eccentric neighbor. In Muriel Gray's \"School-Gate Mums,\" a single mother with killer instincts settles the score with one of the mothers at her son's school. Whether they're racing their flatmates in a weight-loss contest, reconnecting with long-lost friends, or grappling with the men in their lives, these daughters of Scotland prove that no one can top their audacious spirit and Highland charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ayrshire in 1972, \u003cb\u003eJenny Colgan\u003c\/b\u003e worked in the health service for six years after graduating from Edinburgh University, moonlighting as a cartoonist and stand-up comic.\u003cbr\u003eHer first novel, \u003ci\u003eAmanda's Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1999, was an instant bestseller, and has been followed by three further bestselling romantic comedies, \u003ci\u003eTalking to Addison, Looking for Andrew McCarthy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorking Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eJenny Colgan lives in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Edinburgh, \u003cb\u003eIsla Dewar\u003c\/b\u003e now lives in Fife with her husband, a cartoonist, and two sons. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eKeeping Up with Magda\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1995, has been followed by a string of bestsellers: \u003ci\u003eGiving Up on Ordinary, It Could Happen to You, Women Talking Dirty, Two Kinds of Wonderful, The Woman Who Painted Her Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eDancing in a Distant Place.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuriel Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is a well-known media personality, the creator and presenter of numerous radio and TV shows, including \u003ci\u003eThe Tube, The Media Show\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Show\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of three chilling novels of the supernatural, \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient, Furnace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trickster.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuriel Gray lives in Glasgow with her husband and three children.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.22 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751363084576,"sku":"9780743482530","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fb2a385b92059877cea99076d05891a7.webp?v=1779971774","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/scottish-girls-about-town-and-sixteen-other-scottish-women-authors-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}