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And The Land Lay Still (2010)

by James Robertson(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

024114356X (ISBN13: 9780241143568)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Hamish Hamilton

review 1: Ambitious in scope, beautifully written, and elegantly structured, Robertson's epic novel offers insights into aspects of modern Scottish history that many would rather ignore, in favour of Caledonian or Unionist myths (depending on their political persuasion). He gives us characters that somehow embody both the beauty and the squalour of the era, and through their actions and emotions we come to see the potential still nascent in Scotland today.
review 2: This was a fantastic book - covers over 50 years in Scottish history combing fictional personal stories with historical events. The characters were on the whole well drawn and I was interested to know their stories. It's only January but this is probably in the running for my favourite book of this year. I lo... moreved it from start to finish and although its nearly 700 pages long I whizzed through it in a matter of days less

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