The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a

"A sinister, funny, moving tale of demonic possession, murder and religious fanaticism" Sunday Telegraph "Barmy and scary and predating Jekyll and Hyde. And written by a shepherd who barely read any books. A Scottish classic, a world classic, yet hardly anyone, writers excepted, has actually read it" -- Ian Rankin Observer "A strange and disturbing novel written by a self-educated Highland shepherd. A gripping and pioneering work that deals with the nature of good, evil and religious fanaticism" Daily Express "That peerless drama of divided selves and doppelgangers" -- Maggie O'farrell Observer "One of the great English gothic novels. Some would say, simply, that it is one of the great novels" Daily Mail