The Testament of Gideon Mack - Softcover

Robertson, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143113194 ISBN 13: 9780143113195

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2008

Synopsis

A critical success on both sides of the Atlantic, this darkly imaginative novel from Scottish author James Robertson takes a tantalizing trip into the spiritual by way of a haunting paranormal mystery. When Reverend Gideon Mack, a good minister despite his atheism, tumbles into a deep ravine called the Black Jaws, he is presumed dead. Three days later, however, he emerges bruised but alive-and insistent that his rescuer was Satan himself. Against the background of an incredulous world, Mack's disturbing odyssey and the tortuous life that led to it create a mesmerizing meditation on faith, mortality, and the power of the unknown.

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Review:

"Provocative . . . [Gideon's] testament will affirm your faith in the power of fiction."
-The Washington Post

"Haunting, memorable, and completely compelling."
-Los Angeles Times

"Uncommonly thought-provoking and serious-minded . . . Gideon Mack's story raises disquieting questions most modern fiction prefers to ignore."
-San Francisco Chronicle

About the Author:

James Robertson was born in Scotland in 1958. He is the author of several short story and poetry collections and has published the novels The Fanatic, Joseph Knight, and The Testament of Gideon Mack, among others. Joseph Knight won the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year, and The Testament of Gideon Mack was longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize. Robertson runs the independent publishing house Kettillonia, and he is co-founder and general editor of the Scots language imprint Itchy Coo, which produces books in Scots for children and young adults.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0143113194
• ISBN 13: 9780143113195
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400