When some friends decide to revive the challenge of the legendary poacher John MacNab, they plan for everything - except a young woman with a past and time on her hands. Set in the Scottish hills, this is an adventure, a poacher's handbook, a romance and a moving story of loss and renewal.
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'Greig is a poet and lover of the Highlands. His descriptions of scenery and weather, like John Buchan's, have a poetic exactness, as have his words on love and human complication. His novel, at once thrilling and thoughtful, and always witty, deserves success.' William Buchan (son of John Buchan), Mail on Sunday
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Andrew Greig is the author of six acclaimed books of poetry and two books chronicling his Himalayan expeditions. His other novels include Electric Brae, When They Lay Bare and That Summer. He lives in Orkney.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Go poaching and change your life,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Return of John Macnab (Paperback)
This is a wonderful read if you're a bit down and bored. That's how the central characters feel until they take on the poaching wager from John Buchan's book 'John Macnab' and decide to do it for real. Very soon they're twigged by the wonderful Kirsty, an alarming, irresistible, inventive character on the run from her past. Then the action really starts. It's all set in three Scottish Highland estates, including the Royal one at Balmoral. The writer clearly knows his highlands, and poaching, and the hearts of men and women. It's exhilarating, uplifting, way beyond any pastiche of the rather stiff and dates Buchan yarn. In fact, it's an affectionate critique of it. Read this and join the adventure!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Scottish Yarn,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Return of John Macnab (Paperback)
This is an epic yarn, set in the Highlands of Scotland. It makes great summer reading and is full of good escapades. It is a fitting tribute to those that inspired this tale - whose lives were always filled with adventure or dreams of it.
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The New John McNab(s),
By Lindsay A. Wallace (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Return of John Macnab (Paperback)
For those of you who have read the original John Buchan this book is a wonderful treat. It has the same pace as the original and the description of the hills is equally accurate. While it has the same flavour of the original, it takes place in modern day Scotland with a wonderful set of characters. The story line is similar to the original, but difeerent enough to keep your attention. A definite read for those suffering from the "ennui"!
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