Robert Davidson

Dingwall, Ross-shire

Robert Davidson, taken by Gary Anthony

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Robert Davidson is a writer and editor based in Highland Scotland. Originally a civil engineer, mostly working in the water industry, he later became an editor and publisher. He has written and co-written a number of books, including the poetry collections The Bird & The Monkey and Total Immersion. He was Managing Editor of Northwords Magazine and, later, the online magazine Sandstone Review.

He has co-written books such as the Saltire shortlisted Shadow Behind the Sun and the Boardman Tasker shortlisted Cairngorm John. Robert Davidson's first novel is Site Works, was published by Sandstone Press in 2011.

  • Cover scan of Site Works
    Site Works
    Robert Davidson - Paperback - Sandstone
    On a wind lashed coast in the far north a group of men assemble on a construction site. On it they will toil through the daylight hours into the night, endure hardship and conflict, somehow survive. Within the compound a temporary world will form. 'Site Works' tells the story of the men and their work.

Bibliography

  • The Bird & The Monkey
  • Total Immersion
  • Site Works - 2011

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