John McGill

(born 1946 - ) - Glasgow and Orkney

John McGill

John McGill was born in Glasgow. He studied for his teaching qualification in Edinburgh, and has taught in Orkney, Shetland, England and Germany. He now lives in Orkney with his wife, writer Morag MacInnes.

His first published book was a collection of short stories, That Rubens Guy, and a novel, Giraffes. His stories have featured in a number of anthologies and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Radio Scotland. His most recent novel, The Most Glorified Strip of Bunting, is set in the Arctic in the late 19th century.

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    The US North Polar expedition of 1871-1873 was a disaster-strewn adventure that counts amongst the most bizarre and exciting in the annals of Arctic exploration. John McGill's novel chronicles the events leading up to the strange and suspicious death of the exploration commander, Charles Francis Hall.

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