Highlanders

by Alan Edwards

The Highlander is one of the world's oldest breeds of cattle, and even today its origins remain cloaked in mystery. Famed for its great hardiness and stamina, it has survived for centuries amid the rugged landscapes of the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles. Laurie Campbell's superb photographs of this ancient breed do more than capture its likeness; they evoke its poetry as well and show us how the Highlander's wild, untamed appearance finds an echo in the land itself.

Paperback

First published December 10, 2000

About the author

Alan Edwards majored in English at the University of Florida for approximately four weeks, until the endless daily grind of non-stop investigations into whether every single mention of a long straight object was nothing more than a phallic symbol made him quickly realize that he would never make it through to actually get a less-than-useful English degree. He determinedly became a drunkard and dropout afterwards.

Later, he learned the fine art of bookkeeping, decided he enjoyed it, and eventually went back to school, this time for an Accounting degree, which he was able to complete while working full-time and attending night classes for the simple reason that there was no discussion of phallic symbols.

Becoming a stalwart and valiant accountant, he set the world afire with the speed of his T-accounts, the precision of his reconciliations, and uncanny way of balancing debits and credits. By night, he dazzled and amazed all and sundry by reading, playing computer and console games as well as tabletop role-playing games, watching TV, and playing with his dogs.

Nearly all of his time is spent with his lovely wife and companion Lisa, whose patience and love quite seriously carries him through the tribulations of life.

The Curse of Troius is his first novel.