The history of a Perthshire woollen mill told through the lives of those locked in and out of its walls, their stories tied together by the impact of industrialisation on rural Scotland and the struggle for women's rights.
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'Taking as its focal point an imposing 19th century mill building in Perthshire, Saltire-shortlisted author Linda Cracknells The Other Side of Stone is a remarkable novella, interweaving threads of disparate lives over two centuries. Just as the tweeds that are produced at the mill first by rural workers and water power, later by deafening machinery have their own unique weft and warp, so the loosely connected tales come together to create a satisfying whole, encompassing personal relationships, political upheavals and the shadow of war.' The Scotsman; 'Cracknell excels in her description of place.' The Herald; 'Linda Cracknells The Other Side of Stone spans three centuries in an intimate study of those connected to a Perthshire woollen mill. The story is a deft weaving-together of folklore, feminism and industry.' Caught by the River
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Linda will be appearing at both the 2021 Birnam Book Festival and 2021 Ullapool Book Festival.
Linda Cracknell is a writer of prose and radio drama. Her two collections of short fiction - Life Drawing (NWP, 2000) and The Searching Glance (Salt, 2008) - both featured on award lists, while her novel Call of the Undertow (Freight, 2013) was printed over five editions. Her latest novella, The Other Side of Stone, is her first work if fiction in eight years.
