A Quote by Joan Lingard

When writing about Edinburgh, I place my characters in the parts of the city that I myself have lived in, or else know well, those being the Southside, Marchmont in particular, where I lived as a student, and the New Town/Stockbridge area where I live now and have done for the past 30 years.

Joan Lingard

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Joan Lingard
Scottish - Novelist
Born: April 23, 1932

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