Luath Press Ltd: 85 books

They’ll all be crow bait by the time I’m finished... Jail was hell for Davie McCall. Ten years down the line, freedom’s no picnic either. It’s 1990, there are new kings in the West of Scotland underworld, and Glasgow is awash with drugs. Davie can handle himself. What he can’t...

It is 1964. Red Road is rising out of the fields. To the families who move in, it is a dream and a shining future. It is 2010. The Red Road Flats are scheduled for demolition. Imhabited only by intrepid asylum seekers and a few stubborn locals, the once vibrant scheme is now tired and out of time....

As mankind strives to rebuild society in the wake of climate change, over-population and global food shortages, every day is a struggle for people like Sid and his younger sister Lo. They are 'runners'- people whose very survival the government has outlawed. As they move west, trying to find family...

A man tries to build for his future by reconnecting with his past, leaving behind the ruins of the life he has lived. Iain Martin hopes that by returning to his Hebridean roots and embarking on a quest to reconstruct the ancient family home, he might find new purpose. But as Iain begins working on he...

Imagine that you are a raindrop about to land on Scotland. Your destiny, dear raindrop, is that when you do touch-down, you will start on a journey, by bog, burn and river, before finally emptying into either the Atlantic Ocean or the North Sea. Which it is to be will depend upon which side of the...

The map of the United States is peppered with Scottish place-names and America's telephone directories are filled with surnames illustrating Scottish ancestry. Increasingly, Americans of Scottish extraction are visiting Scotland in search of their family history.

The early years of the 21st century have erupted into a spectacular period of seismic political unrest which challenges our sense of purpose, shreds our certainties, and questions our path to progress. Volatile and angry citizens are contesting social democracy and progressive politics. It is a wake-up...

***What is Generation Scot Y?****Born in the 1980s and 1990s and comprising primarily of the children of the baby boomers, Generation Y is often perceived as being the generation that wants it all. Think you know what makes Scotland’s 20-somethings tick? Knowing who Generation Y in Scotland...

Everyone should know about her, what she did, what she went through. her fingernails forcibly removed her fingernails forcibly removed Marièle’s medals were given to her because she almost died for her beliefs, almost died to help others. To help future generations, to help me, a...

Maria Fyfe's political memoir tells the story of fourteen years in office from the point of view of an MP who did not always toe the party line. Here, she recounts some of the most significant moments of her political career, from the frustrating and infuriating to the rewarding, up until the bittersweet...

For the first time in years Gussie can run, climb and jump. Every breath she takes is easier now, and every step more confident, but Gussie can't help wondering about her doner. Was she young? Had she been very sick or was there an accident? And with her new life comes a whole new set of problems....

Borders. Bridges. Barbed wire. George Mitchell details his visits to some of the world’s most disputed and undefined places. He explores current and historical conflicts and the reverberations which are manifest in the walls and fences; the huge physical divides that are only growing taller...

Das Schottlandbuch – kein herkömmlicher Reiseführer, sondern Literatur, die einen tiefgehenden Einblick in die schottischen Regionen, Kultur und Geschichte gibt · Geschrieben von einem deutschen Reiseleiter, der seit über 20 Jahren in Schottland lebt · Gibt Antworten auf viele...

Set in Edinburgh, Trackman tells the uplifting story of Davie Watts, a young man haunted by the suicide of his little brother and the separation of his parents. The novel charts Davie's life as a chance encounter with a homeless man leads to him taking possession of a magical MP3 player. Davie grows...