Fir for Luck

Inverness-based Barbara Henderson is the author of historical novels Fir for Luck and Punch and contemporary Wilderness Wars. Her energetic school visits are increasingly taking her across the length and breadth of Scotland, and sometimes beyond. As a Drama teacher, she loves to get young people on their feet as they respond to stories.Barbara has won several national and international short story competitions and was one of three writers short-listed for the Kelpies Prize 2013 with a previous novel manuscript.

‘Steeped in atmosphere, tension and the lyric cadences of the Highlands,Janet’s tale lights a fire of courage and hope in a shameful and tragic periodof Scotland’s past. Henderson’s debut is brave and beautiful.’Elizabeth Wein