‘Toweringly ambitious, virtually flawlessly realized, a masterpiece and, without doubt, my book of the year’ John Harding, Daily Mail

And the Land Lay Still is nothing less than the story of a nation. James Robertson’s breathtaking novel is a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through the eyes of natives and immigrants, journalists and politicians, drop-outs and spooks, all trying to make their way through a country in the throes of great and rapid change. It is a moving, sweeping story of family, friendship, struggle and hope

epic in every sense.

‘Powerful and moving. A brilliant and multifaceted saga of Scottish life in the second half of the twentieth century’ Sunday Times

‘Bold, discursive and deep, Robertson’s sweeping history of life and politics in twentieth-century Scotland should not be ignored’ Ian Rankin, Observer, Books of the Year

‘Gripping, vivid, beautifully realized’ The Times

‘Brilliant and thoughtful. Eminently readable, subtle and profound’ Independent on Sunday

‘Engrossing’ Daily Telegraph