A Thistle Among Roses

A Thistle Among Roses A Memoir of a Scottish Lass Learning To Heal, Love and Live Again In London

What happens when a fierce Scottish spirit takes on the chaos of London life?

In A Thistle Among Roses, A.E Gormlaith invites readers into her world-a raw, moving, and fiercely honest memoir about leaving behind the rugged beauty of Scotland for the endless buzz of London. Armed with nothing but determination and a touch of naivety, she sets off in search of something more. More life. More love. More of herself.

But dreams rarely come easy. Battling loneliness, financial struggle, heartbreak, and the sharp sting of imposter syndrome, she is forced to rebuild-again and again. Along the way, she learns that home isn't always a place, and love doesn't always arrive how or when you expect.

Told with warmth, wit, and unflinching vulnerability, this is more than a story of survival-it's a testament to the strength it takes to bloom where you're planted, even when the soil feels foreign.

For readers who love true stories of resilience, reinvention, and real love-A Thistle Among Roses will stay with you long after the final page.