Colin talks about all things Aldo, including the first two books A Working Class State of Mind and Who’s Aldo?, before telling us where the man finds himself at the beginning of this book, and gives an overview of the plot, carefully avoiding spoilers.
The two then discuss Aldo’s ‘family life’ and why he has more to lose then ever, his journey to this point, if having established characters is freeing, how Colin’s writing has changed across the series, the importance of a strong sense of place, and why he always returns to Leith.
They also talk about writing in Scots, influences, being published, and Colin has some advice for others looking to do likewise. As Colin suggests, Family Man is his most thrilling and fast-paced novel to date, a real page turner, but taken together these ‘books of Aldo’ have introduced a new and vital voice to Scottish writing, and it was a real pleasure to be able to talk in detail to Colin about them.
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