His novels have won numerous prizes including the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year (twice). It is also the story of betrayals, witch hunts, Puritan exiles, stolen meetings, lost memories, smuggled journeys and talking mirrors which will confirm James Robertson as a distinctive and original Scottish writer. James Robertson is one of Scotlands best loved writers. Through the story of two moments in history, 'The Fanatic' is an extraordinary history of Scotland. In his research, Carlin is drawn into the past, in particular to James Mitchel, the fanatic and co-congregationist of Weir's, who was tried in 1676 for the attempted assassination of the Archbishop of St Andrews, James Sharp. His first novel, ‘The Fanatic', was published in 2001 and his second, ‘Joseph Knight' in 2003. He is the author of two collections of short stories, ‘Close' and ‘The Ragged Man's Complaint', and a collection of Scottish ghost stories. 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 2006 Man Booker Prize. James Robertson is a journalist, critic and poet. But who is Colonel Weir, executed for witchcraft in 1670. 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. So, with cape, stick and a plastic rat, Carlin is paid to pretend to be the spirit of Colonel Weir and to scare the tourists. It is Spring 1997 and Hugh Hardie needs a ghost for his Tours of Old Edinburgh. An impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice - a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption.
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