Join Gerda Stevenson live and in-person to celebrate the publication of her book Letting Go - a vibrant collection of twelve stories featuring a wonderful array of characters and a powerful sense of place.

We are thrilled to be hosting this special event in Biggar Library. Places will be limited due to restrictions so book early to avoid disappointment.

Tickets £6, available from the shop, pop in, give us a ring on 01899 221225 or send us an email to book yours now.

“Full of warmth and humour, gloriously affirmative, achingly bittersweet.” Alan Spence

More about the book…

The twelve stories in Letting Go take us on a journey through landscape, language and turbulent times, from the mid-19th century to the present day, and into the future. Stevenson’s array of characters from many walks of life and nationalities – including a traveller, a wood carver, chicken farm workers, a nurse, an architect and a magician – meet and part, some becoming reacquainted. Themes exploring identity, creativity and the environment, echo and connect throughout the different narratives, sometimes carried in snatches of song. The author leads us outward from her native Scottish Borders to Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Gàidhealtachd, south to England, across the Atlantic to Apartheid South Africa and, finally, to the melting Arctic.