For Faughie's Sake

Marney, L. (2014) For Faughie's Sake. Saraband: Glasgow. ISBN 9781908643629

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Abstract

Ideas of land reform, localised council control, community, sustainability, etc, are fore-grounded. The novel isn’t an overtly pro-independence manifesto but, I hope, a sneaky nudge towards engaging with the politics. My readers tend to be women and I’ve become frustrated by how many women won’t discuss independence because ‘they don’t want to fall out with anyone’. My protagonist (herself slighty shady) distrusts politics and politicians and is only very reluctantly drawn in to the debate – in the same way that I hope to draw in women who have been reluctant to engage and encourage them to take an active part in the decision, whichever way they vote. A sideways approach to politics, sustainability and community; absurd propaganda and partisan Machiavellian intrigue. It is a light-hearted, sometimes gleeful, celebration of contemporary Scottish life.

Item Type:Books
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Marney, Ms Laura
Authors: Marney, L.
Subjects:P Language and Literature > PR English literature
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > English Literature
Publisher:Saraband
ISBN:9781908643629

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