Title: Dealan-Dè
Author: Seonag Monk
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Publisher: Acair
Published: 31st March 2026
Pages: 170
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781789072143

Description:

In 1940, in Barra in the Outer Hebrides, an 18-year-old woman, Flòraidh, is persuaded to leave her island home when she learns that her stepmother intends to marry her off to the local shopkeeper. She follows her enigmatic friend Lavinia to the city and changes her identity to Laura, like a butterfly, leaving her chrysalis behind, as they join the war effort.

Lavinia opens Laura’s eyes to the world beyond Barra as they also work their way up through the ranks. Laura is amazed by all the new things she learns – from garlic to gin to the theatre to the Ritz; her whole world expands. However, with Flòraidh becoming a distant memory, will Laura’s true identity be revealed?

And who really is her dear friend Lavinia Cavendish?