The Stillman - Softcover

McCulloch, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908737670 ISBN 13: 9781908737670

Publisher: Sandstone Press, 2017

Synopsis

The Stillman

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Review:

'How do the pieces of a life fit together? This is the key question that protagonist Jim Drever has to answer as he negotiates family dysfunction, workplace rivalries and emotional journeys. In The Stillman Tom McCulloch chronicles lives veering between sourness and cynicism, energy and optimism, and does so with acute observation and wickedly black humour.' -James Robertson, author of 'The Professor of Truth'

McCulloch offers a convincing insight into what it is to be Scottish indeed what it is to be a human being while building a thoroughly absorbing story which flits back effortlessly between the Highlands and Cuba. Often poetic and with generous dashes of black humour, The Stillman builds satisfyingly towards an ending that keeps you guessing until the last page. -Hector MacKenzie, Ross-shire Journal

'Fascinating to read . . . a great wee tale with plenty of black humour thrown in for good measure.' -The Scottish Field

A powerful depiction of a man struggling to come to terms with his past and to live in his present. --Alastair Mabbot, the Herald

Tom McCulloch's powerful debut novel. --Booktrust Review

A dark, compelling read, Tom McCulloch s 'The Stillman' is perfect for a cold, lonely evening when you re not quite sure where your life is going. This is a funny, emotional work. With the gallows humour . . . and plenty of quotable passages on the damage life does to us, 'The Stillman' is well worth reading. --Buzz Magazine

'Beautifully and sensitively written with a convincing ending that startles and satisfies.' --Alison Napier, Northwords Now

The writing style reminded me of Jack Kerouac regularly and was sometimes reminiscent of William Faulkner. --Hans Offringa, Whisky Passion

The Stillman is a literary masterpiece of a deftly written novel with impressively crafted characters and a complex yet coherent storyline that engages the reader's full attention from beginning to end. The Stillman is as memorable as it is entertaining. --Midwest Book Review

About the Author:

Tom McCulloch was born and raised in the Highlands of Scotland. "The Stillman" was his first novel. His new novel,"A Private Haunting" is forthcoming in July 2016. Tom was named an AMAZON RISING STAR in 2014.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sandstone Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1908737670
• ISBN 13: 9781908737670
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282