Doug Johnstone crea narrazioni avvincenti che approfondiscono gli aspetti più oscuri della natura umana e delle relazioni, esplorando spesso temi di suspense e complessità psicologica. La sua scrittura si distingue per un'onestà cruda e senza compromessi, e un acuto intuito nelle motivazioni dei suoi personaggi, creando un'esperienza di lettura intensa e immersiva. Johnstone eccelle nel costruire un'atmosfera e una tensione palpabili, tenendo i lettori con il fiato sospeso mentre disseziona le complessità della vita con precisa acutezza. La sua opera è riconosciuta per la sua profondità letteraria e la sua potente risonanza emotiva.
Volevamo chiedere se fosse successo qualcosa, oggi nessuno è venuto a prendere Nathan". Quando ti chiamano dalla scuola di tuo figlio sei al lavoro. Non è il tuo turno oggi, era Lauren a dover passare. Provi a chiamarla. Nessuna risposta. Il giorno dopo non è ancora tornata. Non è la prima volta che tua moglie scompare, lo ha già fatto qualche anno prima, quando Nathan era piccolo e non poteva capire cosa stava succedendo, ma eri sicuro foste riusciti a superarla. La polizia dice di aspettare, darle tempo. Tornerà. Tu però non ci credi. È successo qualcosa, ne sei sicuro. La devi trovare. Per te, per tuo figlio, per non perdere tutto quello che avete costruito.
What is a city? Do people make cities or do cities make people? And can cities have second lives? We all inhabit cities, but what do they mean to us? What do we mean to them? Is the city a real thing in the 21st century? How do we integrate their pasts to their futures? What are the threats facing cities in the western world? These are just some of the questions posed by the fascinating studies in this book. Through essays, poems, psychogeography, short stories, and more, an array of today’s leading writers and thinkers join together to look at cities in the western world. Focusing on the two former industrial heartlands of Glasgow and Pittsburgh, this international and diverse collection is asking the big questions and getting the most creative answers. From Will Self’s psychogeography of Glasgow, to National Book Award winner Terrance Hayes’ stunning poetry, this collection will make you think, feel, fear, and fight for what part cities play in our daily lives. Bold, diverse, and daring, these pieces are a must for anyone who cares about where we live and what it means to live in the urban sprawl of now. Will Self, Jane Mccaffery, Edwin Morgan, Ewan Morrison, Terrance Hayes, Allan Wilson, Louise Welsh, Kapka Kassabova, Gerald Stern, Doug Johnstone, Lori Jagielka, Hilary Masters, David Kinloch, Yona Harvey, Sharon Dilworth, Lee Gutkind, Richard Wilson, and many more.
Ava, Lennox and Heather make contact with alien Sandy and head for a profound
confrontation … The awe-inspiring, exquisitely moving sequel to The Space
Between Us, as seen on BBC Two's Between the Covers.
A body lost at sea, arson, murder, astronauts, wind phones, communal funerals
and existential angst ... This can ONLY mean one thing! The Skelfs are back,
and things are as tense, unnerving and warmly funny as ever!
The discovery of a human foot in an Edinburgh park, the inexplicable
circumstances of a dying woman, and the missing daughter of Jenny's violent
ex-husband present the Skelf women with their most challenging - and deadly -
cases yet...
A faked death, an obsessive stalker, an old man claiming he's being abused by
the ghost of his late wife, and a devastating spectre from the past. The
Skelfs are back in another explosive thriller, and this time things are more
than personal...
When three people suffer strokes after seeing dazzling lights over Edinburgh,
then awake completely recovered, they're convinced their ordeal is connected
to the alien creature discovered on a nearby beach... Selected for BBC 2
Between the Covers 2023
David Lindsay hasn't been back to Arbroath in 15 years, ever since his best friend's body was found at the bottom of the cliffs. But a school reunion invitation from childhood sweetheart Nicola somehow proves impossible to resist and when he travels back there, he discovers that old friendships can be revived.
