Silicon Glen \ Gordon MacLeod

 

	Published July 18 2009   Pages 118   Cost £3.00 For more information about Gordon and his writing, go to his page in the TartanMoon writers blog. To purchase a copy of the novel, click on the button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1978 into 1979. Scotland's western islands languish in winter. Britain is undergoing industrial crisis - the winter of discontent. For the mainland, strikes are an annoyance. For the Arran islanders, the ferry blockade is catastrophic. A community is marooned.

 

Best friends Murdoch and Hugh feel even more stranded. On the cusp of adulthood, their world is already fraught with trepidation and danger.

 

'Silicon Glen' captures the atmosphere of pre-Thatcherite rural Scotland to perfection. There are also universal themes. The novel is affectionate, brimming with interesting characters,frequently hilarious, but also focusses on issues - such as government plans to use the island as a nuclear dump. 'Silicon Glen' is 'Whisky Galore' for the modern age.