The Man Who Loved Islands

In the early '80s, Bobby Cassidy and Joey Miller were inseparable; childhood friends and fledgling business associates. Now, both are depressed and lonely, and they haven't spoken to each other in more than ten years. A bizarre opportunity to honour the memory of someone close to both of them presents itself, if only they can forgive ... and forget.

With the help of the deluded Max Mojo and the faithful Hamish May, can they pull off the impossible, and reunite the legendary Ayrshire band, The Miraculous Vespas, for a one-off Music Festival - The Big Bang - on a remote, uninhabited Scottish island?

Absurdly funny, deeply moving and utterly human, THE MAN WHO LOVED ISLANDS is an unforgettable finale to the DISCO DAYS trilogy - a modern classic pumped full of music and middle-aged madness, written from

the heart and pen of one of Scotland's finest new voices.

“"[A] warm, funny consideration of reconciliation between middle-aged friends and a celebration of music's healing powers . . . suggest to fans of Nick Hornby." -- Library Journal”

"[A] warm, funny consideration of reconciliation between middle-aged friends and a celebration of music's healing powers . . . suggest to fans of Nick Hornby." --Library Journal

David F. Ross was born in Glasgow in 1964 and has lived in Kilmarnock for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, an architect by day, and a hilarious social media commentator, author and enabler by night. His most prized possession is a signed Joe Strummer LP. Since the publication of his debut novel The Last Days of Disco, he's become something of a media celebrity in Scotland, with a signed copy of his book going for 500 at auction, and the German edition has not left the bestseller list since it was published.

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