The Fanatic

Informationen zum Autor James Robertson is a journalist, critic and poet. He is the author of two collections of short stories, 'Close' and 'The Ragged Man's Complaint', and a collection of Scottish ghost stories. His first novel, 'The Fanatic', was published in 2001 and his second, 'Joseph Knight' in 2003. He lives in Fife. Klappentext Andrew Carlin works as a ghost on a nightly tour of old Edinburgh. With stick, cape and rubber rat he pretends to be the spirit of Major Weir, a religious extremist burnt at the stake in 1670. Carlin's research into Weir draws him into the past and, in particular, to James Mitchel, a 'justified sinner', imprisioned in 1674 for the attempted assassination of the Archbishop of St Andrews. through the story of Carlin and Mitchel, The Fanatic reveals an extraordinary history of Scotland: a tale of betrayals, stolen meetings, lost memories, smuggled journeys and disguised identities. Zusammenfassung An impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice – a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption. A no. 2 best-seller in Scotland.

Product details

• Authors: James Robert, James Robertson
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2001
• EAN: 9781841151892
• ISBN: 978-1-84115-189-2
• No. of pages: 308
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, Fiction: special features, FICTION / Literary, Historical adventure, FICTION / Magical Realism, Scotland, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Historical crime & mysteries, Historical adventure fiction, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Fiction: pastiche, Alternative history fiction, C 1600 To C 1700, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, The;Brontë;Love;Family;Marriage;Romance;Modern