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''Romanno Bridge'' is the sixth novel by Scottish writer
Andrew Greig Andrew Greig (born 23 September 1951) is a Scottish writer. He was born in Bannockburn, near Stirling, and grew up in Anstruther, Fife. He studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and is a former Glasgow University Writing Fellow and S ...
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Plot summary

The book is a sequel to Greig's second novel, '' The Return of John MacNab''. It reunites the main characters from the previous book, and teams them with a half-Maori rugby player and a busker from Oslo, in a quest for the
Stone of Scone The Stone of Scone (; gd, An Lia Fàil; sco, Stane o Scuin)—also known as the Stone of Destiny, and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone—is an oblong block of red sandstone that has been used for centuries in the coronati ...
. The action takes place mainly in Scotland, but it also includes sections set in Norway and England. Like ''The Return of John MacNab'', this novel is something of a homage to the stories of John Buchan, although the connection is not made explicit this time around.


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Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century. The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life. T ...
2008 British novels Novels by Andrew Greig Scottish novels Novels set in Scotland Sequel novels Quercus (publisher) books {{2000s-novel-stub