The Road Dance

‘Powerful, shocking, heartbreaking.’- SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL’Breathtaking’ - THE FILM MAGAZINE’[MacKay] has captured time, place and atmosphere superbly…‘- SUNDAY HERALD’A gripping plot that subtly twists and turns, vivid characterisation, and a real sense of time and tradition, this is an absorbing, powerful first novel.‘- SCOTS MAGAZINE’One of the most powerful aspects of the book is the way in which it conjures up the atmosphere of fear that stalks a community where the church casts “sinners” into the wilderness.’ - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

John MacKay’s Hebridean roots stretch back beyond written records. His first three novels, The Road Dance, Heartland and Last of the Line, all draw on that heritage and were Scottish bestsellers. Home is his fourth novel. He has made appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe, Aye Write and Celtic Connections, and his writing has featured on national television, radio and press. He is co-anchor of STV’s News at Six and Scotland Tonight, the country’s most popular news and current affairs programmes.