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WHEN WE DANCE
When she danced, she left behind the grey walls and barred windows. She broke free from all that restrained her and held her back. Her world came to life in glorious technicolour and barriers fell away. She could feel the music flowing through her. It was more than an urge or a desire, it was…
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ALL WE CANNOT LEAVE BEHIND – LIBERTON LOCATIONS
Liberton, a suburb to the south of Edinburgh’s Old Town, is the main location for my new novel, ‘All We Cannot Leave Behind’, a historical thriller set in the years before and after the First World War – three children are missing, abducted from the poorhouse in the city. When a body is found near…
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
‘She’s at it again.’ ‘You’re going to get yourself in trouble. Get away from the window.’ ‘She can’t see us. If she could she would draw her curtains.’ ‘Who is it this time?’ ‘Another man. Don’t recognise him, must be a new client.’ ‘At least it isn’t a woman. The things she does with them.’…
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LIFE’S A BEACH
‘Just a little further.’ He insisted on getting away from the crowds. Somehow, she was carrying the picnic, the towels and the buckets and spades. ‘Here’s the perfect spot,’ he declared. He stood admiring the ocean while she organised the towels and applied sun cream to all. ‘You kids go off and build a sandcastle.…
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ALL WE CANNOT LEAVE BEHIND – EDINBURGH LOCATIONS
‘All We Cannot Leave Behind’, my new novel set around Edinburgh in the first two decades of the 20th century, features many buildings and locations that can still be seen around the city today. Below is a gallery of images of some of the present day locations that feature in and inspired the novel. Click…
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Iain Kelly 