{"title":"John Mackay's Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"heartland","title":"Heartland","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAudiobook available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Audible-Heartland-Hebrides-Book-2\/dp\/B09RCY2PGP\/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1695637461\u0026amp;sr=8-1\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Ebooks are powered by Glassboxx\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/luath.co.uk\/pages\/ebooks-audiobooks\"\u003eClick here to learn about our Ebooks.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print Edition Publishing May 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere indeed do you seek sanctuary when your past has changed irrevocably, your memories are false and your future is uncertain? A gripping plot full of credible characters... set in a convincing background.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSCOTS MAGAZINE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA man tries to forge a new future for himself by reconnecting with his past. Iain Martin hopes that by returning to his Hebridean heartland and embarking on a quest to reconstruct an ancient family home, he might find a new purpose. But as he begins work on the old blackhouse, he uncovers a secret from the past which forces him to question everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fine, rewarding read.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE SUNDAY HERALD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA combination of Changing Rooms and Agatha Christie, Mackay’s Heartland demonstrates the Scotland Today presenter has a readable easy-going prose style.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\" data-page-width=\"410\" data-page-height=\"640\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/GCoHx1kcBSJvhW90\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/Aeschylus_ef833755-6bce-41ed-81e7-74c9731942bb.png?v=1729861206\" style=\"margin-right: 20px; float: left;\"\u003eJOHN MACKAY is a Scottish broadcast journalist and STV News presenter.  John is co-anchor on \u003cem\u003eSTV News at Six\u003c\/em\u003e and presenter on \u003cem\u003eScotland Tonight, \u003c\/em\u003ethe country's most popular news and current affairs programmes.  A highly-respected journalist with over 30 years’ experience, John has covered many of the biggest news stories in Scotland in recent times and has been witness to Scotland’s transformation as a society and a nation which he charts in non-fiction title, \u003cem\u003eNotes of a Newsman\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eJohn’s fiction writing draws upon the oral traditions of his Hebridean background with a trilogy of bestselling novels set in the Isle of Lewis, the first of which has been adapted for the big screen.  His fourth novel, a sweeping Hebridean story, \u003cem\u003eHome\u003c\/em\u003e, follows the stories of one family over 100 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Luath Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42757187403926,"sku":"9781910021903","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print","offer_id":42759740457110,"sku":"9781910022009","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":42759737966742,"sku":"9781909912113","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/products\/9781910021903.jpg?v=1750084920"},{"product_id":"home","title":"Home","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAudiobook available\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Audible-Home\/dp\/B09SNB56MM\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KBM6QH8YQACI\u0026amp;keywords=home+john+mackay\u0026amp;qid=1695638205\u0026amp;s=audible\u0026amp;sprefix=home+john+mackay%2Caudible%2C91\u0026amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Ebooks are powered by Glassboxx\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/luath.co.uk\/pages\/ebooks-audiobooks\"\u003eClick here to learn about our Ebooks.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for the new age, the house stood boldly upright on the edge of the ocean withstanding the harsh blasts of a cruel century, nurturing and protecting the family within, watchful of hearts swollen or broken, dreams delivered and dashed. It had absorbed the tears and echoed the laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sweeping saga of one family through a momentous century. Different people, divergent lives and distinctive stories. Bound together by the place they called home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut one of them is missing, lost to the world. An unknown grandchild, born to a son who went to war and never came back. As the years pass, through wars and emigration, social transformation and generational change, the search continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the questions remain the same: Who is he? Where is he? 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As the dancers swirl and sup, the wheels of tragedy are set in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePowerful, shocking, heartbreaking.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSCOTTISH DAILY MAIL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBreathtaking\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eTHE FILM MAGAZINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e[MacKay] has captured time, place and atmosphere superbly...\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSUNDAY HERALD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA gripping plot that subtly twists and turns, vivid characterisation, and a real sense of time and tradition, this is an absorbing, powerful first novel.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSCOTS MAGAZINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of the most powerful aspects of the book is the way in which it conjures up the atmosphere of fear that stalks a community where the church casts “sinners” into the wilderness.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSCOTLAND ON SUNDAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/beHMj0O_wSY?si=J14NIF2HcBUJvTzn\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-page-height=\"640\" data-page-width=\"417\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/Ebf4H7PRtLQw3ov9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eLast of the Line\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe call came from a place far away where the dark was deep and the only sound was the fading breath of a woman on the edge of eternity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe summons to the bedside of his dying aunt drags Cal MacCarl away from the blur of city life to the islands where time turns slowly and tradition endures. 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He begins to understand that Mary was not the woman he thought he knew and the secret she kept hidden for so long means he might not be who he thought he was.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Strong modern story of personal conflict.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNORTHWORDS NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere MacKay differs from most other Hebridean-based novels is in his obvious research into the geography, and meticulous background into island traditions and cultures.\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eThe Stornoway Gazette\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hebridean scenes are powerful.\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sunday Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is a tightly plotted story here, together with some lovely details of remote island life. \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\" data-page-width=\"402\" data-page-height=\"640\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/puzlbKiM0TIsNtoR\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eHome:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for the new age, the house stood boldly upright on the edge of the ocean withstanding the harsh blasts of a cruel century, nurturing and protecting the family within, watchful of hearts swollen or broken, dreams delivered and dashed. It had absorbed the tears and echoed the laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sweeping saga of one family through a momentous century. Different people, divergent lives and distinctive stories. Bound together by the place they called home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut one of them is missing, lost to the world. An unknown grandchild, born to a son who went to war and never came back. As the years pass, through wars and emigration, social transformation and generational change, the search continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the questions remain the same: Who is he? Where is he? Will he ever come home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHome is written from the heart with a deep understanding of love and loss, suffering and celebration. It is a vivid portrait of a family struggling to survive. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLORRAINE KELLY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHome is an epic tale – a magnificent Hebridean opus\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eCALUM MACDONALD, RUNRIG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-page-height=\"640\" data-page-width=\"452\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/RvcZVtyEMgm9zoI6\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eHeartland\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere indeed do you seek sanctuary when your past has changed irrevocably, your memories are false and your future is uncertain? A gripping plot full of credible characters... set in a convincing background.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSCOTS MAGAZINE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA man tries to forge a new future for himself by reconnecting with his past. Iain Martin hopes that by returning to his Hebridean heartland and embarking on a quest to reconstruct an ancient family home, he might find a new purpose. But as he begins work on the old blackhouse, he uncovers a secret from the past which forces him to question everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fine, rewarding read.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE SUNDAY HERALD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA combination of Changing Rooms and Agatha Christie, Mackay’s Heartland demonstrates the Scotland Today presenter has a readable easy-going prose style.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\" data-page-width=\"410\" data-page-height=\"640\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/GCoHx1kcBSJvhW90\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/Aeschylus_ef833755-6bce-41ed-81e7-74c9731942bb.png?v=1729861206\" style=\"margin-right: 20px; float: left;\"\u003eJOHN MACKAY is a Scottish broadcast journalist and STV News presenter.  John is co-anchor on \u003cem\u003eSTV News at Six\u003c\/em\u003e and presenter on \u003cem\u003eScotland Tonight, \u003c\/em\u003ethe country's most popular news and current affairs programmes.  A highly-respected journalist with over 30 years’ experience, John has covered many of the biggest news stories in Scotland in recent times and has been witness to Scotland’s transformation as a society and a nation which he charts in non-fiction title, \u003cem\u003eNotes of a Newsman\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eJohn’s fiction writing draws upon the oral traditions of his Hebridean background with a trilogy of bestselling novels set in the Isle of Lewis, the first of which has been adapted for the big screen.  His fourth novel, a sweeping Hebridean story, \u003cem\u003eHome\u003c\/em\u003e, follows the stories of one family over 100 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Luath Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55163232125304,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/john-mackay-fiction-collection.jpg?v=1750083439"}],"url":"https:\/\/luath.co.uk\/collections\/john-mackays-books.oembed","provider":"Luath Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}