{"product_id":"9781804253908","title":"The Tailor of Inverness","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublishing September 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold from his son’s perspective, this book narrates the remarkable true story of how a boy who grew up on a farm in Galicia (then in Eastern Poland, now in Western Ukraine) came to be a tailor in Inverness…\u003cbr\u003eHis life spanned most of the 20th century. Taken prisoner by the Soviets in 1939 and forced to work, he was freed in an amnesty after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, and joined the thousands of Poles fighting with the British Army in North Africa and Italy. He was then resettled in Britain in 1948, joining his brother in Glasgow.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story he told. But was the tailor really who he said he was?\u003cbr\u003eDue to release the same time as a sold-out theatre run, this new edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Tailor of Inverness \u003c\/em\u003econtains a new epilogue reflecting on subsequent events and the author’s continuing involvement in Ukraine.\u003cbr\u003eReaders who enjoy poignant, family driven narratives rich with secrets will find this book especially rewarding. Will appeal to fans of European history, military history, those who are drawn to real-world accounts of conflict and displacement as well as those who enjoyed the stage show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA wonderful storyteller….part travelogue, part history, part biography and, at times deeply moving, this is a real page-turner.\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cb\u003eABERDEEN PRESS \u0026amp; JOURNAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngrossing….written with tremendous affection\u003c\/i\u003e. – \u003cb\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eZajac slowly peels back the layers of half truths and lies to discover that his father’s mysterious life was far more complicated than the simple picture that had been presented to him as a young boy. The author brings to life brilliantly the effects that the war had on his own family and the way that it fractured their lives forever.\u003c\/i\u003e –\u003cb\u003e SCOTTISH FIELD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMATTHEW ZAJAC grew up in Inverness and studied drama at Bristol University. He has worked as an actor for 42 years, appearing in theatres throughout the UK, and in numerous film, TV and radio productions. He has worked as a director and producer for several theatre companies and has also produced two films. He is currently Joint Artistic Director of Dogstar Theatre Company. In 2009, he was named Best Actor in the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland for his performance in his play \u003cem\u003eThe Tailor of Inverness\u003c\/em\u003e. The play has won several other awards and has toured extensively in Scotland and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-page-height=\"640\" data-page-width=\"418\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Luath Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":55580661776760,"sku":"9781804253908","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/9781804253908.MAIN.png?v=1781268864","url":"https:\/\/luath.co.uk\/products\/9781804253908","provider":"Luath Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}