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Elaine Whiteford

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Author of Scottish historical novels, The Rescue Sisters and The Asylum Women. Also underwater photographer. https://www.elainewhiteford.com

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Out now in ebook and paperback.

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#booksky #histfic #scotland

01.09.2025 08:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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To celebrate the release of my new novel, The Asylum Women, on 1 September, The Rescue Sisters is available on Kindle for 99p for seven days #histfic #booksky #scotland

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24.08.2025 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trailer for my upcoming novel, which comes out 1 September. Ebook pre-orders open. โ€˜Scottish historical fiction with heart, depth and female voices.โ€™ Go to link for blurb. #histfic #writerlife #booksky

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04.08.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cover reveal for The Asylum Women. Coming 1 September. Historical fiction. Ebook and paperback. Blurb and pre-order here:

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#booksky #histfic #scottishfiction

07.07.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To celebrate the release of my forthcoming new novel, The Rescue Sisters is now on Kindle Unlimited. Enjoy! Scottish historical fiction. Watch this space for details of the new novel, The Asylum Women #histfic #stirling

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB8T9MZK

07.07.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming soon. Scottish historical fiction. #histfic #scotland #stirling

23.04.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you St Ninianโ€™s library for having me today to talk to your lovely group about The Rescue Sisters. Great questions and discussion. #booksky #histfic #stirling

04.04.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Good day at a conference today. Excellent talks and lots of great books to buy โ€ฆ including The Rescue Sisters ๐Ÿ˜

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#Booksky #scottishwriters #histfic #scotland

22.03.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book trailer for The Rescue Sisters. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB8T9MZK #booksky #histfic #scotland #stirling #quebec #historicalfiction

03.03.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know. โ˜บ๏ธ

20.01.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What a wonderful thing to say. โ˜บ๏ธ Thank you so much to Batty Old Crows for this humbling review of The Rescue Sisters. My day has been truly made. #histfic #historicalfiction #stirling #scottishfiction #novel #bookstagram #bookreviews

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20.01.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Long shadows. #scotland #shadows #trees

15.01.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ™ˆ thank you!

07.01.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If thereโ€™s still space, Iโ€™d love to be included ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

07.01.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s a day for curling up with a good book. Scottish historical fiction with girl power, anyone?

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB8T9MZK

#booksky #histfic #scotland #historicalfiction

05.01.2025 10:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
The Rescue Sisters novel on a background of a rainy windy

The Rescue Sisters novel on a background of a rainy windy

Happy New Year! Scotlandโ€™s Hogmanay was a bit of a washout. But todayโ€™s rain and wind make it a perfect day for getting stuck into a Scottish historical novel. Set in Stirling in 1900. #histfic #scotland #stirling #quebec #childmigration

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01.01.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Writers are so grateful when people take the time to post a review. Especially one as lovely as this. It's also great when people read outside their usual genre and enjoy it. Thank you very much this reviewer of The Rescue Sisters. #booksky #histfic #stirling #quebec #historicalfiction #bookreviews

27.12.2024 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These are just a few of the lovely reviews for The Rescue Sisters. Sincere thanks to all those who took the time to leave comments.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB8T9MZK

#booksky #histfic #scotland #scottishwriting #stirling #historicalfiction #quebec

23.12.2024 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a beauty!

14.12.2024 00:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Three copies of the book.

Three copies of the book.

For the fans of Scottish golf and the golf historians in your life. The Story of Stirling Golf Club. Hardback only. Lavishly illustrated with colour photos. #golf #golfhistory #scottishgolf #stirling #scotland #scottishhistory

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12.12.2024 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

30.11.2024 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป

30.11.2024 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image of the cover of The Rescue Sisters novel by Elaine Whiteford. Also shown are the St Andrewโ€™s cross flag of Scotland and the Lion Rampant flag. Text says - Happy St Andrewโ€™s Day, Books about Scotland, from Scotland.

Image of the cover of The Rescue Sisters novel by Elaine Whiteford. Also shown are the St Andrewโ€™s cross flag of Scotland and the Lion Rampant flag. Text says - Happy St Andrewโ€™s Day, Books about Scotland, from Scotland.

Happy St Andrewโ€™s Day! St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. If you like historical fiction, and books about strong women, try The Rescue Sisters. Set in Stirling, Scotland, in 1900. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‘€. #booksky #scotland #scottishfiction #stirling #quebec #histfic #childmigration

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB8T9MZK

30.11.2024 11:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet

30.11.2024 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! I had a follow from the imposter, which I suspected was fakeโ€ฆ

28.11.2024 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha! Yes. The Booker nominated Hanya Yanagihara followed me yesterday and sent immediate DM โ€ฆ I think not.

28.11.2024 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The historical novel The Rescue Sisters by Elaine Whiteford beside a glass of wine and chocolates.

The historical novel The Rescue Sisters by Elaine Whiteford beside a glass of wine and chocolates.

So โ€ฆ I bumped into someone in the street this morning and she told me her daughter and her friends were reading The Rescue Sisters for their next book group meeting. How lovely to hear. Random feedback is fab! So thanks, ladies, and I hope you enjoy it. Cheers. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‘€ #booksky #bookgroup #histfic

28.11.2024 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Absolutely! They are fab.

25.11.2024 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A research visit to Stirlingโ€™s Central Library. The building was funded by Andrew Carnegie and the foundation stone laid in 1902. #libraries #stirling #research #scotland

25.11.2024 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โ€œBrilliant book, I couldn't put it down! A wonderful book based in Stirling and Quebec in
1900. Fast moving storyline tracing the difficulties faced by destitute children along with the people, who tried to make their lives easier. A great read.โ€ Thank you, Rhoda, for your review. #booksky #scotland

24.11.2024 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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