25 Library Terrace

Natalie Fergie’s novel, 25 Library Terrace, launches the 25 Library Terrace series as its first volume, a multi-generational saga rooted in an Edinburgh home. The narrative moves through four defining census years, starting in 1911 with Ursula Black, a woman drawn to the suffrage cause, vegetarianism, and the complexities of raising another’s children. By 1931, the house hosts a radical communal experiment and a long-hidden family secret comes to light.

Decades later, in 2011, Tess Dutton seeks refuge at the address after a failed relationship, meeting a most unusual landlady. The delayed 2022 Scottish census finally intertwines the four eras, revealing how quiet domestic moments resonate across time. A blend of historical fiction, romance, and family life, this Scottish novel offers a warm, human portrait of the legacies we leave within four walls.