''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 ...

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The book is a sequel to Greig's second novel, ''

The Return of John MacNab ''The Return of John Macnab'' was the second novel by Scottish writer Andrew Greig. The novel was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Award. Plot summary Andrew Greig has rewritten ''John Macnab'' by John Buchan for the late 20 ...

''. 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 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 John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career ...

, although the connection is not made explicit this time around.

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