Fiction and non-fiction
As a journalist turned author, I have published everything from experimental poetry to financial reports. My latest novel, which I’ve just completed, is about an imaginary religion called Indigo and is set in Calton, a fictionalised version of Glasgow. I’m currently working on a non-fiction book about the Isles of Harris and Lewis, which will be published next year by Birlinn.

A Place Like This
During lockdown, I began exploring my local environment, starting with my home in the small settlement of Rèinigeadal on the ...

The Leipzig Affair
The year is 1985. East Germany is in the grip of communism. Magda, a brilliant but disillusioned young linguist, ...

Whisky Island
This book is a celebration of the whiskies of Islay and of the beautiful island that shaped them. With ...

Outside Verdun
“The war, an operation instigated by men, still felt to him like a storm decreed by fate, an unleashing ...