Heartland
A Novel
Published on 29. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-905222-11-7 (ISBN)
Description
A man tries to build for his future by reconnecting with his past, leaving behind the ruins of the life he has lived. Iain Martin hopes that by returning to his Hebridean roots and embarking on a quest to reconstruct the ancient family home, he might find new purpose. But then he uncovers a secret from the past.
Reviews / Votes
A fine, rewarding read. The Sunday HeraldA combination of Changing Rooms and Agatha Christie, Mackay's Heartland demonstrates the Scotland Today presenter has a readable easy-going prose style Scottish Review of Books
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-905222-11-7 (9781905222117)
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Person
John Mackay was born in Glasgow in 1965 and has drawn on the oral traditions of his Hebridean background to write The Road Dance - his first novel - and one that sears itself onto the reader's mind, a novel you can't not respond to. John MacKay is a journalist and newsreader for STV and presents Scotland Today.