Karl is back on the road once again looking for answers to some of life's big questions. In his inimitable style, he tackles the juicy subjects of health, art, values, identity and pollution. Will his
Distinguished by irony, compassion and the author's own dry wit, these three novels paint a memorable picture of life in the streets, schools and tenements of Glasgow in the 1950s and 60s. With a uniq
Charlotte Runcie has always felt pulled to the sea, lured by its soothing, calming qualities but also enlivened and inspired by its salty wildness. When she loses her beloved grandmother, and becomes
Kenn returns to the Highlands of his youth, back to the river which has haunted his dreams since boyhood. Determined to walk all the way back to its source, Kenn embarks on a journey that will lead hi
Ever been talked into buying a camel? Or become a thief by mistake? Or accidentally drugged a friend on a blind date?Keggie Carew has an unerring instinct for being in the wrong place at the wrong tim
In March 1985, Mal Duff led a new expedition to conquer Everest by the unclimbed north-east ridge.The last attempt by a Chris Bonington team had ended in failure and tragedy - with the deaths of two g
Six friends. Three secrets. One murder.Maggie is destined to marry the perfect man in two weeks. Desperate for a last wild night on the town before the big day, she gathers six friends for a night to
Strange, impenetrable, unpronounceable, fearsome. ‘Ndrangheta. In the remote wilderness of the savage Calabrian coast, the ‘Ndrangheta lurks. This ruthless Mafia is one of the richest and most powerfu
Where do we go when we die? Or is there nowhere to go? Is death something we can do or is it just something that happens to us? Now in his ninth decade, former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway has
It took Alasdair Gray, “[t]he best Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott” (Anthony Burgess), more than thirty years to write Lanark, described by The Observer as “probably the greatest novel of the
Sal planned it for almost a year before they ran. She nicked an Ordnance Survey map from the school library. She bought a compass, a Bear Grylls knife, waterproofs and a first aid kit from Amazon usin
