Reading group: Choose a Scottish book for September

It's possible you've seen the country in the news of late, so we have an obvious focus for this month but which book?

Scotland, for obvious reasons, is a big subject this month. Some of those reasons are fairly painful. In spite of all the ambient hot air, this remains a fascinating moment in UK history. Who could grow entirely tired of such an impressive expression of democracy in action? Who could grow tired of Scotland? This country that is so beautiful, so full of ideas, so rich in history, so full of friends and so much a part of the identity of every citizen of the UK

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