Robin Jenkins Book order

Focusing on the illustrious history of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, this illustrated account highlights their distinguished service from 1688 through significant conflicts, including both World Wars and Korea. Featuring a wealth of previously unpublished artwork and historic photographs, the narrative captures the regiment's journey, showcasing soldiers in various settings—from formal dress to the realities of active service. This comprehensive visual history serves as a tribute to "The Tigers," celebrating their legacy within the British Army.

THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL NEVER RESTED: IN THE WORLD, AND IN EVERY HUMAN BEING, IT WENT ON

Supplemental grammar workbook directly aligned to the student book.

The modern Scottish classic; a heartbreaking, tragic portrait of an unexpected relationship. Introduced by Andrew Marr

When the beautiful pearl-fisher, Effie Williamson, arrives in a rural Scottish village, with her grandparents and siblings, the residents react in many different ways. When the religious, gentle Gavin Hamilton takes the family into his home, a difficult love blossoms gradually between Effie and Gavin under the scrutiny of the watchful locals.

Set in a small Spanish seaside town, this work includes many personalities: twins Jonathan and Maddy Braxmead, unsure of their creative talents and in crisis; John Lynedoch, an aggressive, working-class Glaswegian painter; beautiful Barcelona student, Montserrat, who arouses ferocious jealousy, and her brother, a well-known Catalan patriot.

Set in Afghanistan, this novel features Abdul Wahab, an Afghan science teacher, eagerly anticipating the arrival of his British fiancee, Laura Johnstone. Prince Naim sees the marriage as a symbol of a successful union between East and West, and in his hurry to cement this union, promotes Abdul into a position of power he is far from ready for.

Sollas, a remote island off Scotland's west coast with a well-known religious history has been invaded by a group of Christian sectarians who claim a right to live and pay reverence at the famous stone where St Solla landed and which formed the centre of their ancestors' worship.

Hugh Carstares, badly wounded in the war that cost him his wife, seemed to himself and to his superiors in the forestry service only the burnt out wreck of a hero.

Renowned for exploring complex themes such as good versus evil, innocence lost, and the nuances of human nature, Jenkins' novels are marked by their ambiguity and depth. His body of work, which includes notable titles like The Cone Gatherers and Guests of War, showcases a profound understanding of fraudulence, cruelty, and redemption. Starting his literary career at thirty-eight, he published over thirty novels by the time of his passing in 2005, solidifying his status as one of Scotland's greatest writers.