My Five-Star Review for Ailish Sinclair’s The Mermaid and the Bear

Ailish Sinclair’s The Mermaid and the Bear was one of my summer reads during breaks from my research and writing. It is not the type of book I normally read, but I was intrigued by the writing and wonderful mix of Scottish history with a very enjoyable tale that drew me in in a preview I sampled. So I bought the book–my first from this author but not my last, to be sure. It was a wonderful read that transported me to 16th Century Scotland through wonderfully descriptive prose and characters that...