![]() ![]() Most importantly, the photographer, who is the son of a more famous photographer who cataloged Scotland – though it is the son who must work to recover a narrative out of his poorly-organised works, and to overcome their slightly fraught relationship after the father’s death. We are presented with sections focusing on the half-dozen or so characters, the miner, the mechanic, the journalist, the spy called tragically ‘Jimmy Bond’ (until he changes his name to Peter), the thug, the teacher, the teller of tales. Except it is also about Scotland itself, a big book of the evolving state of the nation (or ‘nation’ – the quote below will explain). ![]() But for the challenge, shall I try for it in a sentence? This novel is about the politics, ambitions, hopes, defeats, and endurance of a group of variously interconnected Scottish people from roughly the nineteen fourties to two thousand and eight. The plot of a hulking novel such as this is no light matter. To be slightly logical about things – with the plot. ![]()
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