And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson

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Michael Pendreich is curating an exhibition of photographs by his late, celebrated father Angus for the National Gallery of Photography in Edinburgh. The show covers fifty years of Scottish life but, as he arranges the images and writes his catalogue essay, what story is Michael trying to tell: his father's, his own or that of Scotland itself?

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And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson

Michael Pendreich is curating an exhibition of photographs by his late, celebrated father Angus for the National Gallery of Photography in Edinburgh. The show covers fifty years of Scottish life but, as he arranges the images and writes his catalogue essay, what story is Michael trying to tell: his father's, his own or that of Scotland itself?
James Robertson is the author of The Fanatic, Joseph Knight, The Testament of Gideon Mack, And the Land Lay Still, and The Professor of Truth. Hamish Hamilton published his most recent novel, To Be Continued. Joseph Knight won the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year, The Testament of Gideon Mack was longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize, and And the Land Lay Still won the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year. Robertson is also the author of four short story collections, most recently 365: Stories, five poetry collections and numerous children's books written in English and Scots. He runs the independent publishing house Kettillonia, and he is co-founder and general editor of the Scots language imprint Itchy Coo, which produces books in Scots for children and young adults.
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ISBN 13 9780241143568
ISBN 10 024114356X
Title And the Land Lay Still
Author James Robertson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2010-08-05
Number of pages 688
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.