Shona MacLean’s name was criticised by a publisher when she started her career. He thought it was “too soft and feminine sounding and I wouldn’t want to read a book by somebody called that.” Luckily, the Inverness-born, Aberdeen University graduate - whose uncle was Alistair MacLean - persevered and “The Bookseller of Inverness” is a triumph! #ShonaMaclean #QuercusBooks #AlistairMacLean https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6524229/shona-maclean-literary-acclaim-inverness/