and the land lay still by james robertson

James Robertsons breathtaking novel is a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through the. A musician and Patron of the Birnam Book Festival, Jamie lives in Birnam. And the Land Lay Still is nothing less than the story of a nation. James grasp of place and time makes for a fascinating and heart rending saga, Jack Gordon in particular leapt off the page for me.

he has recently been awarded a Scottish BAFTA for his film Eye of the Storm about the late painter, James Morrison.Ĭhair: Jamie Jauncey is a writer of books for children, adults and young adults, who also writes business books.

And the Land Lay Still is a persuasive and moving account of the deep shifts in Scottish political culture between the. James Robertson is the author of several short story and poetry collections, and the novels: ‘The Fanatic’, ‘Joseph Knight’, ‘The Testament of Gideon Mack’, ‘And the Land Lay Still’, ‘The Professor of Truth’, and ‘To Be Continued….’ ‘The Testament of Gideon Mack’ was long-listed for the 2006 Man Booker Prize.Īnthony Baxter is a documentary-maker, known for hard-hitting productions You’ve Been Trumped and Flint, covering the Trump Golf Links in Aberdeen and the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. Robertson is Scotlands finest novelist since Scott and Stevenson. There will be a special screening of Anthony’s short film (of the same name) which premiered at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2021. James will discuss his new novel ‘News of the Dead’. And the land lay still by Robertson, James, 2010, Hamish Hamilton edition, in English. The brilliant novelist and chronicler of Scotland, James Robertson is joined by Director Anthony Baxter (Eye of the Storm).

And the land lay still by james robertson