It is also the story of betrayals, witch hunts, Puritan exiles, stolen meetings, lost memories, smuggled journeys and talking mirrors which will confirm James Robertson as a distinctive and original Scottish writer. He is a journalist, teacher of creative writing and award. James Robertsons breathtaking novel is a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through. James Robertson is the bestselling author of THE FANATIC as well as two collections of short stories. Through the story of two moments in history, The Fanatic is an extraordinary history of Scotland. And the Land Lay Still is nothing less than the story of a nation. Here, you can see them all in order (plus the year each book was published). In his research, Carlin is drawn into the past, in particular to James Mitchel, the fanatic and co-congregationist of Weir’s, who was tried in 1676 for the attempted assassination of the Archbishop of St Andrews, James Sharp. James Robertson has written a series of 17 books. But who is Colonel Weir, executed for witchcraft in 1670. So, with cape, stick and a plastic rat, Carlin is paid to pretend to be the spirit of Colonel Weir and to scare the tourists. It is Spring 1997 and Hugh Hardie needs a ghost for his Tours of Old Edinburgh. An impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice – a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption.
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