
Synopsis
‘Like the best memoirs, this one is written with novelistic and poetic flair. Red Dust Road is a fantastic, probing and heart-warming read’ – Independent
'One of Scotland's most celebrated living writers'– Spectator
From one of our best-loved poets and former Makar of Scotland, Red Dust Road is a heart-stopping story of parents and siblings, friends and strangers, belonging and beliefs, biology...
Details
320 pages
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A clear-eyed, witty and unsentimental account of the push and pull between nature and nurture. Happiness shines throughSunday Times
Wonderful, humane . . . This is a book with resolution, determination and honestyScotland on Sunday
It is Kay’s abundant wit that makes Red Dust Road such a moving, spirited work. This is a terrifically easy, evocative, and often amusing read . . . A remarkable, soul-searching journeySunday Herald
Like the best memoirs, this one is written with novelistic and poetic flair. Red Dust Road is a fantastic, probing and heart-warming readIndependent