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This is a book about contemporary Scotland. It examines Politics, Hard Living and the possible romance. The conclusion of the Novella suggests that Love is for the two central protagonists Robert & McPhail something that has ended in defeat. However, their dormant love for each other is something that may happen-it is still possible beyond the end of the book. The book ends on a moment of optimism for the two of them. It is written in the exis...

This is a screenplay about the love between a young married couple, Louise Lisa, an American and Jim, a Scotsman, set at Xmas time on the West Coast of America. It traces existential Journeys from the Old World in Scotland as far as Mexico. The central characters in this play have all fallen in love with the Lives, & the mythology of the Beat Generation of the 50s'& 60s'. The mobility of the screenplay is juxtaposed with the needed stability o...

This is a contemporary Scots novel that Juxtaposes the contrast between the bucolic yet complex nature of a Scots country life, opposed to the "dog eat dog" nature of Scots urban dwellers. The central characters are all enmeshed. Some have found love and the others either search for this education or have rejected this emotion.The novel examines both childhood and a sexed out adult life. The plot of the novel is a love story between the charac...

This is a book about domestic disintegration. This serves as a metaphor for the decline in contemporary Scottish Society.It is a journey throughout Scotland. The central protagonist Cal cannot conclude this investigation dispassionately. His identity is enmeshed in a personal and National sense that is both a struggle for survival and a realisation that he has in some sense failed and therefore has been failed. His personal failure represents ...

A powerful and evocative story of Scottish life through two decades. It tells the story of men and women's lives in Scotland. Although the characters in this book are dissimilar outwardly, These characters share a common inner factor-loneliness. The characters come to believe that McPhail Pinkmon possesses what they have been groping for in their lives. The book is a novella of intent that Calum Cumming has written. Like J P Sartre and "Existe...

Description This novel is about the unity of Nationhood. Lisa and James represent the sanctity of marriage in the USA. The determining factors that supports this couple are the other central characters that share their fate. In this state of Independence, from this point of view, they encounter the right people at the right time.

Quick Silver Chases Gold is a compilation of poetry of different genres.

This is a contemporary novel about West Coast, USA. It explores the often confused images of a whole generation. Jack is a metaphor for the often rootless face of a nation that is troubled by its soul. The novel should be read as a humorous tale of the often tangled web we weave for ourselves. Throughout the story, there is the motif of hope and excitement, for the USA is truly a cosmopolitan country that expands on many cultures and beliefs. ...

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OF THE ROAD is a book about Scotland. Ten vivid "short cuts" of Cal's life from teenage stirrings to manhood.The central journey of the book takes Cal through different pivotal and symbolic situations and relationships. Cal is forced to face up to himself and his own alcoholism. This is set against the sheer diversity of Scotland where the margins are forced to eke out a living in the face of alienation. This is the status quo of Scotland but ...