{"product_id":"the-testament-of-gideon-mack-9780143113195","title":"The Testament of Gideon Mack","description":"A critical success on both sides of the Atlantic, this darkly imaginative novel from Scottish author James Robertson takes a tantalizing trip into the spiritual by way of a haunting paranormal mystery. When Reverend Gideon Mack, a good minister despite his atheism, tumbles into a deep ravine called the Black Jaws, he is presumed dead. Three days later, however, he emerges bruised but alive-and insistent that his rescuer was Satan himself. Against the background of an incredulous world, Mack's disturbing odyssey and the tortuous life that led to it create a mesmerizing meditation on faith, mortality, and the power of the unknown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Scotland in 1958. He is the author of several short story and poetry collections and has published the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Fanatic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoseph Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Gideon Mack, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. \u003ci\u003eJoseph Knight\u003c\/i\u003e won the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Gideon Mack\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize. Robertson runs the independent publishing house Kettillonia, and he is co-founder and general editor of the Scots language imprint Itchy Coo, which produces books in Scots for children and young adults.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318160560402,"sku":"9780143113195","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6286f7fe-cdce-40b3-ae45-acabf90f3325.jpg?v=1727549400","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-testament-of-gideon-mack-9780143113195","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}