{"product_id":"testament-of-gideon-mack","title":"Testament Of Gideon Mack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Gideon Mack\u003c\/i\u003e is James Robertson''s acclaimed novel exploring faith and belief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFor Gideon Mack, faithless minister, unfaithful husband and troubled soul, the existence of God, let alone the Devil, is no more credible than that of ghosts or fairies. Until the day he falls into a gorge and is rescued by someone who might just be Satan himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMack''s testament - a compelling blend of memoir, legend, history, and, quite probably, madness - recounts one man''s emotional crisis, disappearance, resurrection and death. It also transports you into an utterly mesmerising exploration of the very nature of belief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fascinating, extraordinary, strange, rich''  \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Overwhelmingly compassionate and thought-provoking. Demands another read''  Irvine Welsh, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Hugely enjoyable, very funny, deeply refreshing . . . its touch of devilry makes it even more of a joy''  \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fabulous . . . a work of the highest literary quality''  \u003ci\u003eScotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Astonishingly accomplished, utterly compelling from start to finish . . . could well be the best novel published anywhere this year''  \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''James Robertson is a brilliant novelist. It''s a long time since I read a novel in which the contemporary notions of faith and belief were so frankly tested''  Ali Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Robertson is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Fanatic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoseph Knight, The Testament of Gideon Mack\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e And the Land Lay Still\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Professor of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Gideon Mack\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize, picked by Richard and Judy''s Book Club, and shortlisted for the Saltire Book of the Year award, and\u003ci\u003e And the Land Lay Still\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the Saltire Book of the Year Award 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312157761918,"sku":"NW9780141023359","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141023359.jpg?v=1778522333","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/testament-of-gideon-mack","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}