While the world teems with the champions of fiction titles, there are those who find that the twists and turns of real life are more than enough to keep them hooked on a good book. They find the joys and nuances of nonfiction of great value, especially when it comes to the art of biography.
This is a genre that never gets old – from the heights of the royals to the kitchen sinks of your next door neighbour, a biography is a gateway to understanding a life and lifestyle that’s not your own. And by spending time with another person this closely, maybe you’ll find out something important about your own life.
There’s nothing like biography, actually, when it comes to showing that people are people and we all have something in common. No matter if you’re reading notes scribbled years ago by the movers and shakers of Scottish history, modern approaches to important figures or the tell-alls of popular celebrities, there’s always something to learn when you read biographies or memoirs.
And East Neuk Books is the best place to find the latest and greatest Scottish biographies. Flip through our pages to see our current stock of hundreds of books that are sure to interest and surprise you! Or peruse through our collection below and buy biography books online. No matter your taste, historical interests or approach to the art, you’re sure to find something that will captivate you and make it hard to put the book down!
If you’re not sure yet exactly what you’re looking for, feel free to take a glance through some of our more popular titles. From memoirs of Scottish childhoods to explorations of the highlands to to the reminiscence of school-days long past to ambitious studies of great lives like that of Mary, Queen of Scots, our collection is bound to educate and delight.
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clear-eyed and poetic prose' Sunday Times'A fascinating memoir' - Daily MailWhen Tamsin Calidas first arrives on a remote island in the Scottish He...
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from the star of Netflix's The Duchess, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Your Face or Mine and host of All That Glitters 'A fe...
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John McPhee wrote this in 1969, during the course of a stay in Colonsay, the home of his forebears. He put his children into the local school and l...
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THE OLIVE FARM is the story of the highs and lows of purchasing the farm and life in Provence: the local customs and cuisine; the threats of fire a...
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