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Lie of the Land
Michael F. Russell
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Description for Lie of the Land
Paperback. Set in a post-apocalyptic Scotland, Lie of the Land is an engrossing thriller and a brilliant dissection of the psyche of the outsider. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
For investigative journalist Carl Shewan, the Scottish coastal village of Inverlair is a picturesque cage. Imprisoned in this remote refuge by a technological catastrophe for which he feels partly responsible, Carl struggles to adapt to impending fatherhood and to a harsh new existence in an ancient landscape, until a childless gamekeeper offers him an alternative to guilt and alienation. Set in the near future, Lie of the Land examines the claustrophobia of small-town life and questions how far the state will go to preserve an orderly society, one in which ubiquitous surveillance has reduced human life to a virtual experience. ... Read more
For investigative journalist Carl Shewan, the Scottish coastal village of Inverlair is a picturesque cage. Imprisoned in this remote refuge by a technological catastrophe for which he feels partly responsible, Carl struggles to adapt to impending fatherhood and to a harsh new existence in an ancient landscape, until a childless gamekeeper offers him an alternative to guilt and alienation. Set in the near future, Lie of the Land examines the claustrophobia of small-town life and questions how far the state will go to preserve an orderly society, one in which ubiquitous surveillance has reduced human life to a virtual experience. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polygon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846973604
SKU
KOC0028239
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99-1
About Michael F. Russell
Michael F. Russell grew up on the Isle of Barra before leaving to study Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Journalism Studies at the University of Strathclyde. He is deputy editor at the West Highland Free Press and writes occasionally for the Sunday Herald. His writing has appeared in Gutter, Northwords Now and ... Read more
Reviews for Lie of the Land
'This thrilling book will grab and hold onto you as it unfolds its story - a gripping tale that must be read'
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'Michael F Russell has delivered an intriguing, thought-provoking and immensely readable book'
Roger Hutchinson 'Lie of the Land is greater than the sum of its possible parts, and those parts might be 1984, Lord ... Read more
Lovereading
'Michael F Russell has delivered an intriguing, thought-provoking and immensely readable book'
Roger Hutchinson 'Lie of the Land is greater than the sum of its possible parts, and those parts might be 1984, Lord ... Read more