Christine De Luca lives in Edinburgh. She writes in English and Shetlandic, her mother tongue. She was appointed Edinburgh’s Makar (poet laureate) for 2014-2017. Besides several children’s stories and one novel, she has had seven poetry collections and five bi-lingual volumes published (French, Italian, Icelandic, Norwegian and English) – several prize-wining. She has participated in many festivals here and abroad and numerous translation activities. She particularly enjoys collaborating with composers, musicians and visual artists.
A cold sweat had spread over Mary as she listened. What she was hearing was sounding ever more like a premonition: adultery was nearly as bad as murder.
Shetland, 1773: a land of hand-to-mouth living and tight community ties overshadowed by the ever-watchful eye of the kirk, an institution...
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