The Testament of Gideon Mack
By James Roberston
If the devil didn’t exist, would man have to invent him?
For 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.
Mack’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.
‘Overwhelmingly compassionate and thought-provoking . . . In the hands of great writers the unlikeliest stories are generally the most rewarding’
Irvine Welsh, The Guardian
‘Robertson is a true descendant of James Hogg – this is a superb piece of Scottish Gothic’
The Times