George Mackay Brown
In 2008 we brought out a paperback edition of Interrogation of Silence, by Rowena Murray and Brian Murray, their well-received account of the works of the Orcadian writer George Mackay Brown. This was the first book to offer a comprehensive study of his work, taken as a whole.
'An excellent overview of Brown's work, covering all the genres in which he wrote: poetry, prose, drama, journalism, autobiography, children's story and essay ... There are surprises in this delightful book.'
-- Ron Ferguson, The Herald
The Big J is the latest novel from Andrew Murray Scott, prizewinning author of Tumulus, Estuary Blue and The Mushroom Club. A paperback original, this new book is set in a small town on Scotland's north-east coast...
'Beautifully drawn ... compels the reader ... Robbie and enigmatic Big J will stay with you for a long time.'
-- Eileen Ramsay, Leopard magazine
'Scott easily captures the familiar claustrophobia of a group of bored teenagers trapped in a "grimy smudge on the rim of the North Sea".'
-- Press and Journal
Andrew Murray Scott
George Mackay Brown
Over many years, George Mackay Brown wrote a weekly column for The Orcadian. The four books on our list give a comprehensive selection of his articles from 1971 to 1996. His musings on subjects that took his interest range from the personal and parochial to the eternal and wide-ranging, all stamped with his own unmistakable character.
'Like Hardy or Faulkner or Burns, Mackay Brown illustrates the truth that you don't achieve universality by tearing up your roots and stamping on your sources.'
-- Christopher Rush, Slightly Foxed
Fiction
Our fiction list includes paperback reissues such as John Meade Falkner's The Nebuly Coat and David Toulmin's Blown Seed. Robin Hull's engaging tale of a young doctor who finds an unexpected career on a Scottish island runs to two volumes: The Healing Island and Silver Sea. The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, Ron Ferguson's humorous stories of a presbyterian minister caught in the tightening web of 'progress', may possibly enlighten experts in the area of 'transforming businesses'. Gritty flashes of urban life today illuminate Catherine Hume's fast-moving first book, Coming back to Life.
Our list includes books on Scottish history, literature, languages and folklore, as well as guidebooks, humorous titles, and new and classic writing from Scotland and elsewhere.
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Founded in July 2001, Steve Savage Publishers started with the acquisition of the list of Gordon Wright Publishing Ltd, of Edinburgh. Our intention is to develop Gordon Wright's strong commitment to Scottish writing. Steve Savage Publishers is a member of the Independent Publishers Guild.