William McIlvanney

Weekend (2015)

There are many characters in this book, which wouldn’t matter if they were sufficiently well differentiated to remember – but they’re not, and this is particularly true of the women. The book’s title derives from one of those academic weekends we used to hear about where the main purpose seemed t...

Docherty (1996)

The Kiln (1997)

Walking Wounded (1990)

McIlvanney's collection of short stories is a tribute to the ordinary and the mundane, capturing the tiny fragments of people's lives while elevating their hopes, regrets, dreams and musings on to another plane entirely. Some moments make you laugh out loud while elsewhere, the poignancy is heart...

Remedy Is None (1992)

The Big Man (1985)

Strange Loyalties (1993)