Flora Johnston
@florajowriter.bsky.social
Scottish fiction writer.
The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay and The Paris Peacemakers available now.
Represented by Jenny Brown Associates.
The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay and The Paris Peacemakers available now.
Represented by Jenny Brown Associates.
Look who's arrived in paperback! Well hello there, Elsie!
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
July 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Look who's arrived in paperback! Well hello there, Elsie!
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
Thrilled to read this review of #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay in @writing.ie
'... a beautifully written historical fiction novel set against the bustling shipyards of the Clyde in Glasgow between 1927 and 1928 amid the burgeoning beginning of the golden age of aviation.'
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'... a beautifully written historical fiction novel set against the bustling shipyards of the Clyde in Glasgow between 1927 and 1928 amid the burgeoning beginning of the golden age of aviation.'
www.writing.ie/readers/the-...
June 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Thrilled to read this review of #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay in @writing.ie
'... a beautifully written historical fiction novel set against the bustling shipyards of the Clyde in Glasgow between 1927 and 1928 amid the burgeoning beginning of the golden age of aviation.'
www.writing.ie/readers/the-...
'... a beautifully written historical fiction novel set against the bustling shipyards of the Clyde in Glasgow between 1927 and 1928 amid the burgeoning beginning of the golden age of aviation.'
www.writing.ie/readers/the-...
Lovely evening celebrating the publication of #WhispersintheGlen by Sue Lawrence at Edinburgh Blackwell's. A trip to Glen Clova is now a must do for this summer!
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June 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Lovely evening celebrating the publication of #WhispersintheGlen by Sue Lawrence at Edinburgh Blackwell's. A trip to Glen Clova is now a must do for this summer!
@jennybrownagency.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
@jennybrownagency.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
So pleased to see Elsie included in Scottish Field's feature on 50 Greatest Scotswomen, accompanied by this haunting sketch of her by Sandy Morrison @sandysdrawingsroom.
#gettingtheexposureshedeserves
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#gettingtheexposureshedeserves
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
April 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
So pleased to see Elsie included in Scottish Field's feature on 50 Greatest Scotswomen, accompanied by this haunting sketch of her by Sandy Morrison @sandysdrawingsroom.
#gettingtheexposureshedeserves
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#gettingtheexposureshedeserves
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
Good morning, I'm a Scottish writer of historical fiction. My most recent novel The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay was published earlier this year and tells the story of the first Scottish woman to gain her pilot's licence and her dream of flying the Atlantic.
www.florajohnston.com
www.florajohnston.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Good morning, I'm a Scottish writer of historical fiction. My most recent novel The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay was published earlier this year and tells the story of the first Scottish woman to gain her pilot's licence and her dream of flying the Atlantic.
www.florajohnston.com
www.florajohnston.com
Find out more about Elsie’s extraordinary story in The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay, published by Allison and Busby.
@jennybrownagency.bsky.social
@jennybrownagency.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Find out more about Elsie’s extraordinary story in The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay, published by Allison and Busby.
@jennybrownagency.bsky.social
@jennybrownagency.bsky.social
A former filmstar with the stage name Poppy Wyndham, she was the wealthy daughter of Lord Inchcape, chairman of P&O shipping line, and worked as interior designer on his ships. Their Scottish home was fairytale Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire.
March 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A former filmstar with the stage name Poppy Wyndham, she was the wealthy daughter of Lord Inchcape, chairman of P&O shipping line, and worked as interior designer on his ships. Their Scottish home was fairytale Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire.
Elsie intended to be the first woman to fly the Atlantic in either direction and, with Hinch, to make the first successful flight over the Atlantic in the harder east-west direction. She had no need of fame & fortune but wanted to use her achievement to launch her own commercially viable airline.
March 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Elsie intended to be the first woman to fly the Atlantic in either direction and, with Hinch, to make the first successful flight over the Atlantic in the harder east-west direction. She had no need of fame & fortune but wanted to use her achievement to launch her own commercially viable airline.
13 March 1928
#OTD Scottish aviatrix Elsie Mackay and her co-pilot Captain Hinchliffe set off from @rafcranwell on a secret flight in their plane 'Endeavour'.
(portrait of Elsie by Sandy Morrison)
#OTD Scottish aviatrix Elsie Mackay and her co-pilot Captain Hinchliffe set off from @rafcranwell on a secret flight in their plane 'Endeavour'.
(portrait of Elsie by Sandy Morrison)
March 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
13 March 1928
#OTD Scottish aviatrix Elsie Mackay and her co-pilot Captain Hinchliffe set off from @rafcranwell on a secret flight in their plane 'Endeavour'.
(portrait of Elsie by Sandy Morrison)
#OTD Scottish aviatrix Elsie Mackay and her co-pilot Captain Hinchliffe set off from @rafcranwell on a secret flight in their plane 'Endeavour'.
(portrait of Elsie by Sandy Morrison)
That's why I wrote this book about her:
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March 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
That's why I wrote this book about her:
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#internationalwomensday
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#internationalwomensday
I've spent today working on some personal letters from 1938 in prep for next book. Then I turned on the news.
Praying America can stop these bullies from destroying everything their nation has stood for, because it wasn't Zelensky who disrespected the Oval Office today.
This was written in Nov 1938.
Praying America can stop these bullies from destroying everything their nation has stood for, because it wasn't Zelensky who disrespected the Oval Office today.
This was written in Nov 1938.
February 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I've spent today working on some personal letters from 1938 in prep for next book. Then I turned on the news.
Praying America can stop these bullies from destroying everything their nation has stood for, because it wasn't Zelensky who disrespected the Oval Office today.
This was written in Nov 1938.
Praying America can stop these bullies from destroying everything their nation has stood for, because it wasn't Zelensky who disrespected the Oval Office today.
This was written in Nov 1938.
Losing the Calcutta Cup by 15 points to 16? We’ve done that before.
#TheParisPeacemakers opens with the rugby match between Scotland and England in March 1914. The final score? You’ve guessed it.
I’m sure it hurt just as much that day, but something far darker loomed for all these young men.
#TheParisPeacemakers opens with the rugby match between Scotland and England in March 1914. The final score? You’ve guessed it.
I’m sure it hurt just as much that day, but something far darker loomed for all these young men.
February 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Losing the Calcutta Cup by 15 points to 16? We’ve done that before.
#TheParisPeacemakers opens with the rugby match between Scotland and England in March 1914. The final score? You’ve guessed it.
I’m sure it hurt just as much that day, but something far darker loomed for all these young men.
#TheParisPeacemakers opens with the rugby match between Scotland and England in March 1914. The final score? You’ve guessed it.
I’m sure it hurt just as much that day, but something far darker loomed for all these young men.
A few photos from the launch of #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay. Thank you to everyone who came along!
February 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A few photos from the launch of #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay. Thank you to everyone who came along!
Good to see Elsie's story in today's @sundaypost.com!
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay is now available from all good bookshops.
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay is now available from all good bookshops.
January 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Good to see Elsie's story in today's @sundaypost.com!
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay is now available from all good bookshops.
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay is now available from all good bookshops.
Today: writing a talk about #TheParisPeacemakers for Monday, keeping an eye on publicity from yesterday's release of #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay & trying to fit in some research for next book. No wonder my brain's scrambled. Might just watch #StormEowyn through the window instead. #redweatherwarning
January 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today: writing a talk about #TheParisPeacemakers for Monday, keeping an eye on publicity from yesterday's release of #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay & trying to fit in some research for next book. No wonder my brain's scrambled. Might just watch #StormEowyn through the window instead. #redweatherwarning
On Wednesday 5 February I'll be chatting with Jenny Brown at the launch event for #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay in Blackwell's Edinburgh. Come and join us!
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January 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
On Wednesday 5 February I'll be chatting with Jenny Brown at the launch event for #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay in Blackwell's Edinburgh. Come and join us!
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First sighting of Elsie in Edinburgh Waterstones!
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
January 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
First sighting of Elsie in Edinburgh Waterstones!
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
Life on the ocean wave! In #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay, Alison, mother of Stella and Corran, sets sail on a Mediterranean cruise with unexpected consequences. The interiors in her P&O liner Ranchi were designed by Elsie. Cruising has changed a bit since 1927 but you could almost call this research!
January 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Life on the ocean wave! In #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay, Alison, mother of Stella and Corran, sets sail on a Mediterranean cruise with unexpected consequences. The interiors in her P&O liner Ranchi were designed by Elsie. Cruising has changed a bit since 1927 but you could almost call this research!
In #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay the golden age of the ocean liner meets the pioneering world of early flight. A visit to @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social Museum of Flight in East Fortune was essential - as of course were the fish suppers in North Berwick afterwards.
January 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
In #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay the golden age of the ocean liner meets the pioneering world of early flight. A visit to @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social Museum of Flight in East Fortune was essential - as of course were the fish suppers in North Berwick afterwards.
To find out more about shipbuilding I visited the Scottish Martime Museum in Irvine where amazingly the vast, cathedral-like engine shed from the Stephen’s shipyard on the Clyde – the actual yard which features in the novel – has been rebuilt.
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
January 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
To find out more about shipbuilding I visited the Scottish Martime Museum in Irvine where amazingly the vast, cathedral-like engine shed from the Stephen’s shipyard on the Clyde – the actual yard which features in the novel – has been rebuilt.
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
Clyde shipbuilding was the lifeblood of 1920s Glasgow and runs through #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay too. It was fascinating to explore Govan, the Fairfield Heritage Museum and the site of Stephen’s shipyard, where in 1927 a new P&O liner was under construction, its interior designed by Elsie Mackay.
January 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Clyde shipbuilding was the lifeblood of 1920s Glasgow and runs through #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay too. It was fascinating to explore Govan, the Fairfield Heritage Museum and the site of Stephen’s shipyard, where in 1927 a new P&O liner was under construction, its interior designed by Elsie Mackay.
The fictional lives of Stella & Corran interweave with the true story of pioneering aviator Elsie Mackay. Elsie lived at Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire. It’s now a luxury hotel, so what else would I do but go for afternoon tea in her home? Research is pretty tough sometimes. #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
January 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The fictional lives of Stella & Corran interweave with the true story of pioneering aviator Elsie Mackay. Elsie lived at Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire. It’s now a luxury hotel, so what else would I do but go for afternoon tea in her home? Research is pretty tough sometimes. #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay picks up the story of the Rutherford family in 1927, 8 yrs after #TheParisPeacemakers ends. Stella and her family now live in Glasgow. To get an insight into their homelife I visited NTS Tenement House, a fascinating ‘time capsule’ of early 20th century tenement living.
January 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay picks up the story of the Rutherford family in 1927, 8 yrs after #TheParisPeacemakers ends. Stella and her family now live in Glasgow. To get an insight into their homelife I visited NTS Tenement House, a fascinating ‘time capsule’ of early 20th century tenement living.
The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay will be published on 23 January! Over the next few weeks I'll share some (spoiler-free) posts about significant themes and locations in the book and how I went about researching them. Starts tomorrow. 🛩️
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
January 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay will be published on 23 January! Over the next few weeks I'll share some (spoiler-free) posts about significant themes and locations in the book and how I went about researching them. Starts tomorrow. 🛩️
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
#TheEndeavourofElsieMackay
How's your Christmas shopping going?
Book-shaped parcels are the best ones under the tree. Maybe someone you know would like to unwrap The Paris Peacemakers!
1919. Three Scots try to pick up the pieces after the trauma of war as politicians attempt to rebuild the world they have shattered.
Book-shaped parcels are the best ones under the tree. Maybe someone you know would like to unwrap The Paris Peacemakers!
1919. Three Scots try to pick up the pieces after the trauma of war as politicians attempt to rebuild the world they have shattered.
December 14, 2024 at 12:01 PM
How's your Christmas shopping going?
Book-shaped parcels are the best ones under the tree. Maybe someone you know would like to unwrap The Paris Peacemakers!
1919. Three Scots try to pick up the pieces after the trauma of war as politicians attempt to rebuild the world they have shattered.
Book-shaped parcels are the best ones under the tree. Maybe someone you know would like to unwrap The Paris Peacemakers!
1919. Three Scots try to pick up the pieces after the trauma of war as politicians attempt to rebuild the world they have shattered.