The Good Mayor - Softcover

"A Baltic Brief Encounter" (Independent)

"One of the best books I have ever read... It had a humour and lightness of touch that hooked me from the first page to the last" (Kate Devlin Daily Telegraph)

"An extraordinary achievement. I think it a seriously original and profoundly creative piece of literature" (Scotsman)

"The finest, most tender novel of the 21st century... The delicious writing takes it into a rare league. Never has anyone written a novel which makes you care so achingly much for the awkward lovers... The Good Mayor simply makes you want to go out and fall in love with someone" (The Sun)

"A triumph of tone, very moving, completely convincing" (Andrew Marr)

Every day, Mayor Tibo Krovic stops off at the local café on the way to work, drinks his Viennese coffee with extra figs, leaves a bag of sweets for the owner, and goes to wait in his office for the arrival of his glorious secretary Agathe. He has worshipped Agathe from afar for years but she has always been out of reach. However, a family tragedy has changed things in Agathe's home and a chance occurrence one day leads her to confide in Tibo.

What ensues is a magical story of love, fate, mistakes and ginger biscuits that is both deliciously funny and intensely moving.

Winner of the Saltire First Book Award.