THE FALSE MEN
Set against the evocative backdrop of the Hebrides and based on a true story, The False Men is a compelling tale of compassion, friendship and love in violent times, a story that resonates today.
About the Author
Mhairead MacLeod was born in Inverness, Scotland and now lives in Brisbane, Australia.
Before her novel, The False Men, was acquired for publication, the manuscript won the following awards:
- 2013 QWC/Hachette Manuscript Development Award
- 2012 Harper Collins Varuna Award for Manuscript Development (shortlisted)
She has worked as a lawyer and university lecturer and holds Masters degrees in both Law (University of Melbourne; University of Queensland) and in Arts/Creative Writing (QUT).
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From the Blog
The Girl in the Album – a Memoir
When I was young, I lived in Africa.
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The Small Publisher
Indie publishing companies are usually small enough, or independent enough, to have the desire to really care about their lists’ longevity.
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Summer in Norway
Our trip to beautiful Norway inspired my latest novel (work in progress). Here’s a film clip of the gorgeous sights.
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The Outlander Effect
The Outlander craze is real. I think most people understand this refers to the novel and television series created by one of the most successful writers in recent times, Diana Gabaldon. Even before the television series, Gabaldon’s novels were huge sellers. The main...
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Searching for False Men
When I met the False Men, the standing stones which inspired the title of my novel, they were hidden by millenia of peat.
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Writing the Highland Clearances
When I researched my novel, ‘The False Men’, I found that the ‘voluntary’ removals attributed to famine was often the accepted version, rather than the active resistance by affected groups against their conditions.
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Letter from the Outer Hebrides
The following is extracted from my blog published in the travel blogspot: Are my feet in the way? When I was researching for my novel, The False Men, I took a trip back to the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, where my family once lived. The visit began with a ferry ride...
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An Australian Suffragette
I'm thrilled to say that my current manuscript, BIRD and SHADOW, has been selected for the 2019 Screen Queensland/ QWC Adaptable Awards. The story is inspired by a pioneering nurse in the early twentieth century. It dramatizes as lived experience, the successes of...
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2017 BOOK TOUR—SCOTLAND
28 September 2017, 6pm INVERNESS
WATERSTONES, Eastgate Shopping Centre, Inverness, Scotland
5 October 2017, 7pm LOCHMADDY
TAIGH CHEARSABHAGH MUSEUM & ARTS CENTRE, Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
12 October 2017, 7pm GLASGOW
WATERSTONES, 351-355 Byres Road, Glasgow, Scotland