Ebook {Epub PDF} And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson

"And the Land Lay Still" is nothing less than the story of a nation. James Robertson's breathtaking novel is a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through the eyes of natives and immigrants, journalists and politicians, drop-outs and spooks, all trying to make their way through a Cited by: 7.  · And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson. Sat EDT. N o one is ever going to accuse James Robertson of a lack of ambition. His Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.  · And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson. J ames Robertson's new novel is a highly ambitious work spanning 60 years, looking at the world through a Scottish lens – almost literally, for its Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson. Sat EDT. N o one is ever going to accuse James Robertson of a lack of ambition. His subject is Scotland, always Scotland, but his. Tracing the intertwined lives of an unforgettable cast of characters, James Robertson's new novel is a searching journey into the heart of a country of high hopes and unfulfilled dreams, private compromises and hidden agendas. Brilliantly blending the personal and the political, And The Land Stay Still sweeps away the dust and grime of the. James Robertson is the author of The Fanatic, Joseph Knight, The Testament of Gideon Mack, And the Land Lay Still, The Professor of Truth and 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 Man Booker Prize.

"And the Land Lay Still" is nothing less than the story of a nation. James Robertson's breathtaking novel is a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through the eyes of natives and immigrants, journalists and politicians, drop-outs and spooks, all trying to make their way through a country in the throes of great and rapid change. And the Land Lay Still is the sweeping Scottish epic by James Robertson And the Land Lay Still is nothing less than the story of a nation. James Robertson's breathtaking novel is a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through the eyes of natives and immigrants, journalists and politicians, drop-outs and spooks, all trying to make their way through a country in the throes of great and rapid change. And the Land Lay Still is the fourth novel by Scottish novelist and poet James Robertson. Upon publication in it was widely praised for its breadth of exploration of Scottish society in the latter half of the 20th century.