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The Edinburgh Skating Club

By: Michelle Sloan
Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
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When you look at a painting, what do you really see?

When eighteenth-century poet Alison Cockburn accepts a light-hearted challenge from her good friend Katherine Hume to live as a man, in order to infiltrate the infamous Edinburgh Skating Club, little do they both realise how her new identity will shape their futures. Together they navigate their way through the sights, sounds and faces of Enlightenment Edinburgh, from Old Town to New Town and from joyous friendship to a deep affection.

In twenty-first-century Edinburgh, art historian Claire Sharp receives a mysterious request: to settle once and for all the true provenance of the iconic painting The Skating Minister. But when she and friend Jen Brodie dig deeper, they discover the incredible truth behind the painting and two extraordinary women Enlightenment Edinburgh forgot.

©2022 Michelle Sloan (P)2022 W F Howes Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Mystery Fiction Heartfelt Scotland
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I like the use of the historical back ground and how we jump from 21st to 18th century to tell the story. narrator tells the story very well.
Well done all involved.

Great bit of history weaving.

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What a wonderful story of Enlightenment Edinburgh - I enjoyed it hugely; the characters, the dual timeline and the history. The narrator was perfect, she brought the story to life brilliantly. highly recommended.

This was delightful, beautifully narrated.

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I liked the way there are two stories set in old and modern Edinburgh. The way the two plots weave together works well and is the best bit. I found the historical description of Edinburgh interesting and would have liked more of that.

In terms of the plot the historical story line was really tedious. A woman dresses as a man and seemingly no-one realised which I find impossible to believe. Apart from that not much happens in the plot set in old Edinburgh The modern story had a bit more to it and I liked the way the links to history were slowly revealed. I liked the basic point that women seemed so unimportant at the time of enlightenment which is the reason for the cross dressing skater - to show that women were not respected unless they dressed as men. Its not a book where you can't wait to find out what happens next. Its a book I wanted to get through and end so I could read something more enjoyable. I did manage to finish it but it was not really for me.

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