OA PUBLICATIONS
Simon Brett OBE (57–64) A Deadly Habit: A theatrical mystery
Greg Chivers (89–94) The Crying Machine A sharp, lyrical thriller of power, religion, and artificial
Rehearsals for a new West End play are disrupted by sudden, violent death in the intriguing new Charles Paris mystery. Having landed a small part in a new West End play, The Habit of Faith , Charles Paris is dismayed to discover that his good fortune has been orchestrated by his
intelligence. The world has changed, but Jerusalem endures. Overlooked by new superpowers, the Holy City of the future is a haven of spies and smugglers, exiles and extremists. Published April 4 2019, this will be Greg’s first novel.
bête noire, the now-famous screen actor Justin Grover. But why has Grover become involved in this relatively obscure production – and why has he roped in Charles to star? Robin Campbell (63–72) ‘John Campbell (‘Am Baillidh Mor’), Chamberlain to the 7th and 8th Dukes of Argyll: Tradition and Social Memory’, a chapter within The Land Agent: 1700 – 1920
Roger A Clark (61–69) Guillermo del Toro: Film as Alchemic Art (with Keith McDonald)
This lucid study constructs a fascinating portrait of one of today’s most exciting and original filmmakers.
Published by Edinburgh University Press as part of the Scotland’s Land series, The Land Agent presents the latest scholarly work, to both academic and public readers, on Scotland’s land issues. The series predominantly focuses on the history
Ian McEwan’s Enduring Love: A Reader’s Guide (with Andy Gordon) This informative and intelligent
guide to an important contemporary novel features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the novel, and a great deal more for students, book clubs and anyone who wants to know more.
of Scotland’s economic, political, social and cultural relationships to land, landscape, country houses and landed estates. Dr David Cheesman (63–69) Landlord Power and Rural Indebtedness in Colonial Sind (1865–1901) This book investigates the ground- level strategies that enabled
Colin Everard (43–48) Desert Locust Plagues: Controlling the Ancient Scourge For thousands of years, humans have found themselves vulnerable to plagues of desert locusts. Based on his own extensive experience in the
European colonial powers to remain as uninvited guests in other people’s countries for so long. It also provides insights into the backgrounds of some of today’s prominent political
region, Everard describes one of the greatest, albeit unsung, triumphs of the 20th century – namely, how the desert locust scourge has, at last, been virtually brought under control.
families in Pakistan. It is based on historical research in Britain and Pakistan and fieldwork in Pakistan. (Incidentally, one of the 19th-century officers in Sind, Lewis Mountford, was an OA.)
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