No Dominion by Louise Welsh, Book Launch at Waterstones Sauchiehall St, 12 July, 2017
All welcome at Waterstones, Sauchiehall Street on Wednesday 12 July at 6.30 p.m.
It is seven years since the Sweats wiped out most of the world’s population. But for those who survived the outbreak, life has gone on. Stevie Flint and Magnus McFall are now part of a small community on the Orkney Islands, without mobile phones or TV, without antibiotics or fuel, who are trying to rebuild the rudiments of democratic civilisation.
When three strangers arrive on the islands, however, they upset the fragile community, bringing long-buried tensions to the surface. Realising that a number of the islands’ young are missing, Stevie and Magnus set off on a journey to the mainland to get them back – a mainland swarming with outlaw gangs, and where self-appointed autocrats and religious fanatics hold sway . . .
Thrilling and breathless, No Dominion asks what happens when the scaffolding of civilisation collapses, and how far we’d go to preserve our humanity.
Biographical Notes
Louise Welsh is the author of eight novels including The Cutting Room, A Lovely Way to Burn and Death is a Welcome Guest. She has received numerous awards and international fellowships, including an Honorary Doctor of Arts from Edinburgh Napier University and an honorary fellowship from the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program. Louise Welsh is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.
This section: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Related Pages
- WestFest 2024 – Paintings on Railings
- Queen MacBeth – Val McDermid with Nicola Sturgeon
- The Mackintosh Choir – Summer Concert 2024
- An Evening with Rose Ruane
- WestFest 2024 – Glasgow West End
- Take 2: Wonderstruck
- That They May Face The Rising Sun
- Pippin
- The Fallen – A New Scottish Musical
- The Tenementals May Day
- One Devonshire Spring Fair
- Westfest 2024 – Step into the Arlington Baths
- Scottish Writers – Sheila Templeton: A Celebration
- Paisley Food and Drink Festival 2024
- Nights at the Round Table, Paisley Book Festival
- Living Rent Glasgow Soul DJ Night
- Michael Pedersen and Hollie McNish, GSA Degree Show
- Imagine Something Different – 5th Paisley Book Festival kicks off on 25 April, 2024
- Halo Make Your Own T-Shirt Workshop
- Meagan Jennett Creative Conversations
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.