![]() There were a few complete nutters who did try campaigns of violence. In reality I’ve always hankered after an independent Scotland, but never thought it was worth one person’s life or any acts of violence at all. It brought back so many memories, particularly the unexplained death of Willie MacRae, a solicitor and SNP activist which I had forgotten about (how could I have?) and the rise of Scottish Nationalism in the early 1970s. I loved it because it’s the history of Scotland since the 1950s although it does dip back into some old soldiers’ World War 2 experiences. (You can read Jack’s much fuller review here.) It’s written in six parts and it involves quite a lot of characters who at times don’t seem to have anything to do with each other but their stories all link up eventually. It was first published in 2010 and it’s quite a chunkster at 671 pages. ![]() ![]() It was Jack who recommended that I should read And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson, he thought it was great, and I have to agree. ![]()
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