Goosander Books
Independent Scottish Publisher​
Now published
ISLANDER
Julian MacGregor
It was a long beach, almost straight, the pale white sand backed by a low line of grass-topped dunes. Lines of waves were rolling in from his left, parallel crests which broke with a foaming rush, uncurling along their length like someone slowly pulling open a zip.
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The voice which had carried on the wind had sounded human, like a cry for help.
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‘It’s a police matter. What could we do? If they’re sure it was an accident, that’s it isn’t it?’
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‘There’s a man living rough on this island, a man who doesn’t want to be found.’
Coming in 2025
UNDERBRIDGE FOREVER
Julian MacGregor
A feeling that perhaps he wasn't the right person for Underbridge was beginning to mutate into a more general worry that he wasn't Headmaster material at all.
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'My dears, I'm so sorry... there was a third twin.'
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In the days which followed, he couldn't stop thinking about Maudie Hooke.
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When he awoke, Giles knew immediately that he was back on a boat... this was real life, and something odd had happened to him.
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He looked steadily in her eyes and said, 'I'm not going back.'
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Coming in 2025
GOLD AND STONE
Julian MacGregor
Sharnbrook didn't look like any kind of geologist Corwen had ever met.
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Before long they were well clear of the Scarf, which had retreated into a long smudge of grey against the Fife coast.
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'So what are we supposed to do here, kneel and worship James bloody Hutton?'
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A familiar shape loomed up out of the dark. It was Gryphaea, running lights and the lit-up interior of the saloon confirmed it.
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There was a look of desperate fear in his eyes, as with arms thrashing, he sank completely.
Creativity - Intelligence - Endeavour
We aim to help hard-working writers express their creative vision intelligently
Our vision is to publish literary fiction, poetry and drama where themes and storylines are underpinned by congruent descriptions of natural history and landscapes
