and the land lay still by james robertson

At the same time, he outlines, often in great detail, the political and cultural background in Scotland at the time, and how it links to the individuals whose stories he is telling. Robertson’s technique is to tell the stories of a few relatively ordinary individuals, many of whom appear in Angus’ photographs. For example, he witnessed and photographed the return of the Stone of Scone to Arbroath Abbey.

However, it also includes being at the right place at the right time, based on a combination of luck and good contacts. His father’s flamboyance includes having numerous heterosexual affairs (Michael is gay and has only a few affairs). He does not have his father’s talent (he is also a professional photographer but not very successful) nor does he have his father’s flamboyance.

His son is very different from his father. He has become so famous for this that it is known as Angus’ angle. Angus had been very good at getting photos of ordinary people, either at some special event or just caught in a good pose. In fact the novel starts with Angus’ son, Michael, sorting out his late father’s large collection of photographs and trying to pick out the best ones. He starts off with a proposed exhibition by a well-known photographer, Angus Pendreich. Robertson decides to go for broke on this one and tell the story of Scotland from around 1950 to the present-day or, at least, till the end of the 20th century. Home » Scotland » James Robertson » And The Land Lay Still James Robertson: And The Land Lay Still

And the land lay still by james robertson