The unforgettable finale to the international, bestselling Disco
Days Trilogy ... Bobby, Joey and Max Mojo return in an attempt to
reclaim the elusive stardom of their youth, reuniting a legendary
band that didn't quite live up to expectations, with predictable
results... 'A real new talent on the Scottish literary scene' Press
& Journal 'By turn hilarious and heart-breaking, more than
anything Ross creates beautifully rounded characters full of
humanity and perhaps most of all, hope' Liam Rudden, Scotsman
'David Ross carved out an enduring place for himself among
contemporary Scottish novelists' Alastair Mabb, Herald Scotland
------------------------ The Disco Boys and The Band are back... In
the early 80s, Bobby Cassidy and Joey Miller were inseparable;
childhood friends and fledgling business associates. Now, both are
depressed and lonely, and they haven't spoken to each other in more
than ten years. A bizarre opportunity to honour the memory of
someone close to both of them presents itself, if only they can
forgive ... and forget. With the help of the deluded Max Mojo and
the faithful Hamish May, can they pull off the impossible, and
reunite the legendary Ayrshire band, The Miraculous Vespas, for a
one-off Music Festival - The Big Bang - on a remote, uninhabited
Scottish island? Absurdly funny, deeply moving and utterly human,
The Man Who Loves Islands is an unforgettable finale to the Disco
Days trilogy - a modern classic pumped full of music and
middle-aged madness, written from the heart and pen of one of
Scotland's finest new voices. ------------------------ Praise for
David F. Ross 'A warm, funny consideration of reconciliation
between middle-aged friends and a celebration of music's healing
powers. Suggest to fans of Nick Hornby' Library Journal 'Warm,
funny and evocative. If you grew up in the eighties, you're going
to love this' Chris Brookmyre 'Dark, hilarious, funny and
heart-breaking all at the same time, a book that sums up the spirit
of an era and a country in a way that will make you wince and laugh
at the same time' Muriel Gray 'An astonishing tour de force' John
Niven 'This is a book that might just make you cry like nobody's
watching' Iain MacLeod, Sunday Mail 'Crucially Ross's novel
succeeds in balancing light and dark, in that it can leap smoothly
from brutal social realism to laugh-out-loud humour within a few
sentences' Press & Journal 'Full of comedy, pathos and great
tunes' Hardeep Singh Kohli 'If I saw that in a store I would buy it
without even looking at what was inside' Irvine Welsh 'Like the
vinyl that crackles off every page ... as warm and authentic as
Roddy Doyle at his very best' Nick Quantrill 'A solid-gold hit of a
book! The closest you'll ever get to being on Top of the Pops'
Colin McCredie
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