Sue
Peebles ...

Fellow author Louise Welsh predicts that Sue Peebles has ‘a great future as a writer’. Peebles’ debut novel is The Death of Lomond Friel (2010), an emotional but witty story of how Rosie, a successful radio presenter, deals with her father’s stroke. Set on the east coast of Scotland and exploring the complexities of family turmoil, The Death of Lomond Friel has been praised as a captivating read right from the first page. Peebles herself was born in Scotland, the setting of her novel, though as a child she spent some time in Detroit. She had a career in academia and social work, but is now a full-time writer, living in Fife.

Sue Peebles' novel The Death of Lomond Friel was in the running for our inaugural Readers’ First Book Award in 2010. Each year, every one of the debut novels, novellas and short story collections appearing in our adult programme is entered into our Readers’ First Book Award, and the winner is chosen by the public. Details are announced when the programme is launched in June.