Dashboard Elvis is Dead
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Dashboard Elvis is Dead: The epic, extraordinary new novel from one of Scotland's most exceptional novelists

Dashboard Elvis is Dead: The epic, extraordinary new novel from one of Scotland's most exceptional novelists


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A failed writer connects the murder of an American journalist, a drowned 80s musician and a Scottish politician’s resignation, in a heart-wrenching novel about ordinary people living in extraordinary times.   ‘A dazzling, time-hopping patchwork of pop and politics, sewn together with wit and compassion’ Kirstin Innes   ‘This amiable and ambitious transatlantic extravaganza is a busy social tapestry pegged to real-life events in Scotland and the US … Ross’s affection for his characters shines through. There’s so much going on here that value for money is pretty much all but guaranteed’ Daily Mail  ‘A mesmerising road trip through the America of Kerouac, Warhol and Reagan. Dashboard Elvis may be dead, but this book is full of vibrant, authentic, colourful life’ Stuart Cosgrove   **David F. Ross was shortlisted for Scottish Fiction Book of the Year in the Scottish Book Awards**   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Renowned photo-journalist Jude Montgomery arrives in Glasgow in 2014, in the wake of the failed Scottish independence referendum, and it’s clear that she’s searching for someone. Is it Anna Mason, who will go on to lead the country as First Minister? Jamie Hewitt, guitarist from eighties one-hit wonders The Hyptones? Or is it Rabbit – Jude’s estranged foster sister, now a world-famous artist? Three apparently unconnected people, who share a devastating secret, whose lives were forever changed by one traumatic night in Phoenix, forty years earlier. Taking us back to a school shooting in her Texas hometown, and a 1980s road trip across the American West – to San Francisco and on to New York – Jude’s search ends in Glasgow, and a final, shocking event that only one person can fully explain…   An extraordinary, gritty and tender novel about fate and destiny, regret and absolution – and a road trip that changes everything…   –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––   ‘Few do raw, authentic, almost palpably believable characters better than David F. Ross' The Times   ‘A masterclass in transatlantic intertwining storytelling from one of Scotland’s finest writers’ Derek Steel, Razur Cuts   ‘A rich and rewarding novel that takes in the culture and social history of both Scotland and the USA, beautifully weaving stories together over decades … devastating’ Alistair Braidwood, Scots Whay Hae   ‘An ambitious, sweeping novel … Taut and gritty, Dashboard Elvis Is Dead interrogates truth, and pulses with life’ Donna McLean   ‘An irresistible story of chances taken and missed, and of last-ditch hopes of redemption … the writing is exquisite’ Katie Allen   ‘Gripping, gritty and gloriously written, David F. Ross captures characters, places and moods like few other writers … a triumph of a novel’ Martin Geissler   ‘A rawness and sensitivity that is so visceral … another extraordinary novel from David F. Ross’ Anne Cater   ‘Simultaneously intimate and epic … my head and heart are spinning’ From Belgium with Booklove

About the Author :
David F. Ross was born in Glasgow in 1964 and has lived in Kilmarnock for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, an architect by day, and a hilarious social-media commentator, author and enabler by night. His debut novel The Last Days of Disco was shortlisted for the Authors Club Best First Novel Award, and optioned for the stage by the Scottish National Theatre. All five of his novels have achieved notable critical acclaim and There’s Only One Danny Garvey, published in 2021 by Orenda Books, was shortlisted for the prestigious Saltire Society Prize for Scottish Fiction Book of the Year. David lives in Ayrshire.

Review :
"Without a doubt, David F. Ross's most ambitious novel to date. . . the Kilmarnock-based author stepping out of his comfort zone to write in the voice of a mixed-race Texan woman-in prose which, weirdly, often flows more naturally than the Glesca patter of his Scottish band, The Hyptones. He's on searingly good form. . . A compelling story." --Herald Scotland.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781914585401
  • Publisher: Orenda Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Orenda Books
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Sub Title: The epic, extraordinary new novel from one of Scotland's most exceptional novelists
  • ISBN-10: 1914585402
  • Publisher Date: 08 Dec 2022
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 129 mm


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