Prizes

Short-listed for Orwell Prize.

A richly textured and most unusual meditation on Scotland -- Andrew Marr
Insightful [and] delicate . . . A jagged and moving book . . . [Ascherson] can stir both the mind and the blood * Financial Times *
A fascinating and thought-provoking book, laced with genuine wit and elegantly written. Every Scot should read it * Sunday Herald *
Beautifully written . . . full of surprising revelations and with a range of reference which is breathtaking in its scope * Spectator *
Admirably written, highly intelligent, thought-provoking, and very enjoyable * Literary Review *

NEAL ASCHERSON is a Scottish journalist and writer. His books include The Polish August, Black Sea, Games with Shadows, The Death of the Fronsac and Stone Voices. Over his career in journalism, he has written for the Scotsman, the Observer and the Independent on Sunday, and he is now a regular contributor to the London Review of Books.