Darkland Tales

Sat 21 Nov · St Columba’s

Hosted by London St Andrew’s Book Festival

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Join bestselling crime writer Val McDermid and Geographer Royal for Scotland Jo Sharp in conversation with Nicola Meighan about This Door of the Seas , their contribution to the acclaimed Darkland Tales series, in which leading Scottish writers reimagine defining moments in the nation’s past. Together they explore the ill-fated Darien scheme – a tale of ambition, adventure, catastrophe and the moment that changed the nation forever. Saturday, 21 November 2026 15:30 - 16:30 St Columba’s - Sanctuary

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