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Book Synopsis'Gradually I forgot I was a foreigner.'
Barbara Henderson has been Scottish by inclination for 30 years. She fell in love with Scotland and its people when she left Germany at the age of 19. Now a children’s author, storyteller and teacher in the Highlands, she gives us a lively glimpse of Scotland through the eyes of an EU immigrant – from her first ceilidh to Brexit and the choppy seas of citizenship.
Scottish by Inclination also celebrates the varied contributions of 30 remarkable Europeans – beer brewers, entrepreneurs, academics, artists and activists – who have chosen to call Scotland home.
‘All voices matter and deserve to belong.
Belonging is more than a privilege.
Belonging, I am now convinced, can be a choice.’
Trade ReviewAn affectionate and warm-hearted look at what it means to be a 'new Scot.' – Margaret Kirk
A wonderful compendium of voices. – Donald S. Murray
Moving and funny... a revealing snapshot of what it's like being an immigrant. – Professor David Worthington
A rich mosaic of individual stories and a signpost, fashioned from resilience and optimism to the future. – James Robertson
