• Whisky has been elevated to an art form, • the primal scream of bagpipes forms ripples in the water of dark lochs (no wonder Nessie is so rarely seen), • haunted castles might cost double the entrance fee and • people generously smile away the idea of Scots being stingy. Join us on a literary tour through the Lowlands and across the Highlands and Islands. From Edinburgh via Dundee and Aberdeen to Loch Lomond and Glencoe. From Gretna Green to Balnakeil Beach and further up to Orkney and Shetland. Don’t worry about haggis, deep fried chocolate bars or men in kilts throwing hammers, stones, or tree trunks WE are with you: Twenty-one successful Scottish, English, German and Austrian female authors, united in their love of Scotland, are taking over as tour guides. To Scotland! Slàinte Mhath!