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Imagine A Country

Ideas for a Better Future

Val McDermid editor Jo Sharp editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Canongate Books

Published:19th Mar '20

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The first step on the road to change is to imagine possibility.

Imagine A Country offers visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices, from comedians to economists, writers to musicians. Edited, curated and introduced by bestselling author Val McDermid and geographer Jo Sharp, it is a collection of ideas, dreams and ambitions, aiming to inspire change, hope and imagination. Featuring:

ALI SMITH, PHILL JUPITUS, A.L. KENNEDY, ALAN CUMMING, KERRY HUDSON, GREG HEMPHILL, CAROL ANN DUFFY, CHRIS BROOKMYRE, ALISON WATT, ALASDAIR GRAY, LEILA ABOULELA, IAN RANKIN, SELINA HALES, SANJEEV KOHLI, JACKIE KAY, DAMIAN BARR, ELAINE C. SMITH, ABIR MUKHERJEE, ANNE GLOVER, ALAN BISSETT, LOUISE WELSH, JO CLIFFORD, RICKY ROSS, TRISHNA SINGH, CAMERON McNEISH, ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH, CARLA JENKINS, DON PATERSON, AND MANY MORE . . .

An ambitious, thought-provoking, diverse collection of imaginings. I laughed, I cried -- WILL DEAN
A fascinating and rich collection * * The National * *
Thoughtful . . . idealistic and interesting * * Scotsman * *

ISBN: 9781838851699

Dimensions: 204mm x 138mm x 27mm

Weight: 385g

272 pages

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