{"product_id":"9780141028545-and-the-land-lay-still","title":"And the Land Lay Still","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffers 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. This novel includes stories that give insight into Scotland's history in the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd the Land Lay Still\u003c\/i\u003e is the sweeping Scottish epic by James Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd the Land Lay Still\u003c\/i\u003e 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. It is a moving, sweeping story of family, friendship, struggle and hope - epic in every sense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe winner of the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award 2010, \u003ci\u003eAnd the Land Lay Still\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful insight into Scotland's history in the twentieth century and a moving, beautifully written novel of intertwined stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Toweringly ambitious, virtually flawlessly realized, a masterpiece and, without a doubt, my book of the year'  \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A jam-packed, dizzying piece of fiction'  \u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping, vivid, beautifully realized'  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Engrossing'  \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful and moving. A brilliant and multifaceted saga of Scottish life in the second half of the twentieth century'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant and thoughtful. Eminently readable, subtle and profound'  \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bold, discursive and deep, Robertson's sweeping history of life and politics in 20th-century Scotland should not be ignored'  Ian Rankin, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Robertson is the author of three previous novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Fanatic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoseph Knight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Gideon Mack\u003c\/i\u003e, which is available in Penguin. \u003ci\u003eJoseph Knight\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the two major Scottish literary awards in 2003\/4 - the Saltire Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year - and \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Gideon Mack\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, picked by Richard and Judy's Book Club, and shortlisted for the Saltire Book of the Year award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450626552182,"sku":"9780141028545","price":12.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32281614.jpg?v=1760453606","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141028545-and-the-land-lay-still","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}