The Good Mayor


Andrew Nicoll

Category Fiction
Pub Date 7 May 2008
ISBN 1845021924
Extent 360pp
Price £10
Format Pbk, 234x156 mm
Plate/Illustrations

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The Good Mayor is a magical debut novel. It is a love story and a story about love. Set in the little town of Dot in a forgotten part of the Baltic, it tells the story of Tibo Krovic, the good and honest Mayor of Dot, and his love for his secretary, the beautiful, lonely, but married, Mrs Agathe Stopak.

In the quiet, respectable town of Dot, there is nothing that Tibo can do about his love for Mrs Stopak but, one day when she accidentally drops her lunch into a fountain, everything changes and their lives will never be the same again.

The Good Mayor is a story of love, loss, magic, friendship, wonderful food, a brass band, an Italian witch, a large lawyer, an occasional dog and a car chase that takes place at walking pace.

Beautifully written, this is one of the best and most exciting debut novels in years and Andrew Nicoll is destined to become a major voice in UK literature.

'A triumph of tone, very moving, completely convincing'
Andrew Marr of The Andrew Marr Show and Start the Week

'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

Author information

After a brief stint as a lumberjack, Andrew Nicoll has spent his working life as a newspaper journalist. He has had short stories published in New Writing Scotland and other magazines. Andrew is 45 and married with three children.