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Inspired by first century AD warrior women, Janet Paisley's Warrior Daughter is a gripping adventure about one young woman's struggle to survive in the harsh Celtic wilderness.
2,000 years ago on the Isle of Skye, a warrior is born.
Daughter of an Iron Age warrior queen, Skaaha is wild, headstrong and revered. But she is also a child, and when a chariot race leaves the queen dead and her menacing rival Mara in her place, Skaaha's charmed life lies in ruins.
Vulnerable, her future imperilled, Skaaha seeks to forge a life beyond the new queen's reach. But with rumour, fear and danger sweeping the island, she cannot remain unmoved. Broken by brutal misfortune, alone in a world of mistrust, Skaaha must unearth the courage to confront her enemies in defence of her people.
Illuminated by the great Celtic fire festivals, Warrior Daughter is inspired by the historical S cathach , a fierce warrior woman of the first century AD and forerunner to the equally ferocious Boudicca .
Praise for Janet Paisley's White Rose Rebel :
'Heather igniting historical adventure' Sunday Times
'A powerful historical page-turner with a beautiful, feisty heroine' Scotsman
Janet Paisley is the author of five poetry collections, two of short fiction, a novella and numerous plays, radio, TV and film scripts. Accolades include a prestigious Creative Scotland Award ( Not for Glory , stories), the Peggy Ramsay Memorial Award ( Refuge , a play) and a BAFTA nomination ( Long Haul , a short film). Her first novel, White Rose Rebel , is available from Penguin.
Author Notes
Janet Paisley was born in Ilford, England on January 12, 1948. She was a poet, novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter. She wrote six collections of poetry including Pegasus in Flight, Alien Crop, Reading the Bones, Ye Cannae Win, and Sang fur the Wandert. Her novels included White Rose Rebel and Warrior Daughter. Her first play, Refuge, won the Peggy Ramsay Award in 1996. Her other plays included Deep Rising, Winding String, straightjackets, Double Yella, and The Lassies, O.
She wrote the script for the short film Long Haul and was a scriptwriter for the BBC TV series River City and the STV series High Road. She wrote in Scots and English and was a life-long activist for social justice and the Scots language. In 2017 she was inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, for Services to Scots. She died on November 9, 2018 at the age of 70.
(Bowker Author Biography)