Whirligig

By Magnus Macintyre

A mid-life crisis comedy that sees a city man drop everything to move to the country, a hilarious parody of city life that is also a deeply felt celebration of wild Scotland, responsible capitalism and the redemptive power of nature. Claypole is not 'a large man'. He is a fat man. A fat man with thin limbs, like an egg with tentacles. And life is not going well. He's alone, idle, and on the brink of a medical crisis when a childhood acquaintance makes him an offer he can't understand, can't talk about, but ultimately can't refuse. A week later, he finds himself in the wilds of Scotland, plunged into an eccentric community at war over a wind farm. And he's supposed to be a backer, but he has no idea what side he's on, even though it may bag him a lot of money. All he wants is to look like a hero in front of the woman with the bright blue eyes who brought him here. To do so he must run the gauntlet of a family with many dark secrets, some dangerous hippies and their hallucinogenic potions, and the wilderness itself with all its threats and dangers. Whirligig is a raucous, joyous, often poignant comedy about the redemptive power of the countryside. Written with peerless wit, it's a timely fable that takes its place within the tradition of the Great English Comic Novel. It's The Wicker Man as told by P.G. Wodehouse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476730482
• ISBN13: 9781476730486
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"