John MacKay was born in Glasgow in 1965 and has drawn on the oral traditions of his Hebridean background to write this Hebridean set trilogy. John MacKay is a journalist and newsreader for STV and presents Scotland Today (6-6:30pm Mon-Fri on STV). Also by John MacKay: The Road Dance, ISBN 1 842820 24 9, Heartland, ISBN 1 842820 59 1 and Last of the Line, ISBN 1 905222 55 6.