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The history of ‘Auld Reekie’ is brought to life in new ways by film producer Leslie Hills in 10 Scotland Street, her first book. It’s a kaleidoscopic portrait of one house where we meet booksellers, silk merchants, sailors, preachers, politicians, and explore its far-reaching connections stretching across the globe over two centuries. Hills is joined by Val McDermid to discuss this love letter to Edinburgh.

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Praise for 10 Scotland Street‍

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‘The story that Leslie unfolds for us spreads its threads across the globe. And it moves through different strata of society, painting a kaleidoscopic portrait of social, political, fiscal and financial life in Scotland and beyond, all through the lens of a single flat in a single city... As a writer of fiction, I found myself itching to lift some of these characters from the page into the fertile fields of my own imagination.’

–Val McDermid

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This is a triumph. A love letter to the ghosts of Edinburgh. I feel its hand upon my shoulder.’

–Sara Sheridan

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‘A fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable book, a work of prodigious research [...] Anyone who loves Edinburgh and is fascinated by its private histories will be entranced by this book.’

– The Scotsman

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