''Five engrossing, resonant stories here, with no weak links'' ? The HeraldThe world-s first UNESCO city of literature, Edinburgh is steeped in literary history. It is the birthplace of a beloved cast of fictional characters from Sherlock Holmes to Harry Potter. It is the home of the Writer-s Museum, where quotes from writers of the past pave the steps leading up to it. A city whose beauty is matched only by the intrigue of its past, and where Robert Louis Stevenson said, -there are no stars so lovely as Edinburgh-s street-lamps-. And to celebrate the city, its literature, and more importantly, its people, Polygon and the One City Trust have brought together writers - established and emerging - to write about the place they call home.Based around landmarks or significant links to Edinburgh each story transports the reader to a different decade in the city-s recent past. Through these stories each author reflects on the changes, both generational and physical, in the city in which we li
