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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Birlinn General

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781904598725

RRP: £8.99

PAGES: 240

PUBLICATION DATE:
April 6, 2006

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My Life as a Man

Lindsay Frederic

When factory owner Bernard Morton fires him from his first job, Harry Glass protests by impulsively going off with Morton’s car and the intriguing Mrs Morton. Shocked out of the life she has been living, Mrs Morton forms a bond with Harry as they are pursued from one city to another with the Morton brothers in pursuit. Bernard wants his wife back; Norman is more concerned with the contents of a briefcase left in the car boot. When Harry and Mrs Morton are given shelter in a remote house in the Highlands, it seems they have found refuge. But by the time the Morton brothers find them they have been caught up in a world of sexual perversity and fantasy. “My Life as a Man” begins with a nation in the grip of anti-war fever, and ends with an old man’s discovery that life can still surprise him.

Reviews of My Life as a Man

'A fierce writer, devoting an equal ferocity to love as to depravity.' The Guardian 'There's an echo of Simenon in his best work, and I can't offer praise higher than that.' Allan Massie 'One of the most potent voices in contemporary Scottish fiction.' The Herald

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Lindsay Frederic

Frederic Lindsay was born and brought up in Glasgow, and now lives in Edinburgh. After graduating with first class honours in English Literature and Language he worked as a library assistant, a teacher and a lecturer before becoming a full-time writer in 1979. He is the author of over ten novels, including Brond, Kissing Judas and Death Knock.