Pat Gerber (17 March 1934 in Glasgow – 26 August 2006 in Glasgow) was a Scottish writer and author mainly known for her

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s. She wrote several children books, including: ''Volume of Clowns: Children's Poems on the Circus'' (1990), ''The Ghost of Glenmellish'' (2001), ''Stranger on the River'' (2002), and ''To Catch a Thief'' (2003). She also wrote a fiction book, ''Adventures on Cairngorm'' (2002) and two adult books: ''Maiden Voyage: Explorations'' (1992) and ''The Search for the Stone of Destiny'' (

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, 1992). The latter was published again in paperback as ''Stone of Destiny'' in 1997. She also contributed an article on the role of

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in the taking of the Stone of Destiny from

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by Scottish nationalist students in 1953 to the literary magazine '' Chapman'' (1994). She was the writer of a

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to Scotland, called ''Outdoors Scotland'' (2000), as well.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerber, Pat 1934 births 2006 deaths British women travel writers Scottish children's writers Scottish travel writers British women children's writers Scottish women writers People from Glasgow