William McIlvanney

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    A Gift from Nessus

    William McIlvanney

    Eddie Cameron is a salesman for Rocklight Ltd., an electrical equipment firm in Glasgow, where he has been fiddling the firm's expenses. Eddie's life is in tatters – his wife hates him, and his violent temper has left his mistress teetering on the edge of sanity.

    The Kiln

    William McIlvanney

    Tom Docherty was seventeen in the summer of 1955. With school behind him and a summer job at a brick works, Tom had his whole life before him. Years later, alone in a rented flat in Edinburgh and lost in memories, Tom recalls the intellectual and sexual awakening of his youth. In looking back, Tom discovers that only by understanding where he comes from can he make sense of his life as it is now.

    The Big Man

    William McIlvanney

    AS SEEN IN THE MOTION PICTURE STARRING LIAM NEESON
    The big man is Dan Scoular, a legend of physical prowess in a decaying Ayrshire mining community. When a bare-knuckle fight offers both money and a purpose, he finds it turns into a monumental struggle to keep his heritage and integrity intact.