‘A sequel to his acclaimed d but Morvern Callar, These Demented Lands, confirms that Alan Warner boasts an extravagant talent… This novel is set on a Scottish island that contains a variety of weird landmarks and an hallucinogenic cast of characters – including a DJ who wants to set up the rave to end all raves, a visitor whose job is to assess candidates for sainthood and the wonderfully unfazed heroine, Morvern Callar’ – Harry Ritchie, Mail on Sunday A powerful, hilarious and original novel about the intersection of lives in the rough and ready communities and wild landscapes of the Scottish Highlands.