White Male Heart

In the sublime wilderness of the Scottish Highlands, Aaron and Hugh have been friends for as long as they can remember. Bound by an affinity for their natural surroundings, they find themselves increasingly alienated from the remote community in which they live.

Then a stranger - escaping the city and a broken love affair - moves into the area, driving an emotional wedge between the two boys. And as the strain on their friendship builds, so the violence that is endemic in the land begins to infect them. Pushed beyond endurance, Aaron and Hugh turn against their world and vent their frustration, anger and despair in the only way they know how . . .

Dark, visceral, yet beautifully written and with a wonderfully evoked, brooding sense of place, 'White Male Heart' is a powerful and shocking first novel that delves deep into the male psyche and introduces an exceptional new literary voice.