I don’t think I’ve ever read Julie Garwood till this book. When I was younger, I usually stayed away from books where there was an attempt to write heavy dialect, especially Scottish, because many tries by authors—especially by white American authors—were just plain bad. It came off as inauthentic and offensive to the culture in question. I dunno how said cultures feel about those attempts. I would be curious to learn. That would be an interesting perspective and essay to […]

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