HIDDEN HISTORIES is a historical/family saga spanning four generations of women and almost eighty years, set in Ireland, Scotland and England. It is a story of loss: of the separation of mothers from their children and of the bonds between them. It is also about the impact of political and historic forces on ordinary lives, the interdependence of past and present, exploring how identity is transmitted from one generation to the next.
The story begins with cousins Margaret and Tillie, Protestants from Belfast, in 1916. Margaret – a mill girl - is pregnant when she marries and goes off to live in Scotland with her new husband - a Lanarkshire miner. Tillie – a qualified nurse - goes away to join the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) during the First World War and then marries and settles in London. While the cousins exchange letters their lives could scarcely be more different…
Alexis Scott was born in Derry, N. Ireland. She has lived almost all her adult life in Scotland. She trained as a solicitor and has worked in many different jobs. She has written all her life. Her other novels include ‘Eating Wolves’ (print), ‘The Years’ (kindle) and ‘Deaconsbank’ (kindle). She has also published a collection of short stories: ‘Martyrs and other stories’. She has contributed to ‘The Dynamics of Balsa’ (New Writing Scotland, 2007) and ‘True Cat Tales’ (2010) as well as academic journals including SCOLAG and The Times Educational Supplement Scotland.
The story begins with cousins Margaret and Tillie, Protestants from Belfast, in 1916. Margaret – a mill girl - is pregnant when she marries and goes off to live in Scotland with her new husband - a Lanarkshire miner. Tillie – a qualified nurse - goes away to join the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) during the First World War and then marries and settles in London. While the cousins exchange letters their lives could scarcely be more different…
Alexis Scott was born in Derry, N. Ireland. She has lived almost all her adult life in Scotland. She trained as a solicitor and has worked in many different jobs. She has written all her life. Her other novels include ‘Eating Wolves’ (print), ‘The Years’ (kindle) and ‘Deaconsbank’ (kindle). She has also published a collection of short stories: ‘Martyrs and other stories’. She has contributed to ‘The Dynamics of Balsa’ (New Writing Scotland, 2007) and ‘True Cat Tales’ (2010) as well as academic journals including SCOLAG and The Times Educational Supplement Scotland.
