Experiment in Compassion

Des Dillon was born and brought up in Coatbridge. He is a poet, short story writer, novelist and dramatist writing for radio, stage, television and film. He was writer in residence at Castlemilk from 1998 to 2000, and has worked as a teacher of English, a creative writing tutor, and a TV scriptwriter. His novels have been translated into Russian and Italian. His novel, Me and Ma Gal, first published in 1995, was selected as one of The List/Scottish Book Trust's 100 Best Scottish Books of all time. His acclaimed play Singin' I'm no a Billy, He's a Tim is probably the most performed play in Scotland in the last five years - in 2011 it will be touring in England with the prestigious Guy Masterton Productions. He now lives in Galloway, and also currently performs stand up comedy.

one of the most effortlessly charming books I've read in a long time. THE SCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKS on My Epileptic Lurchersimultaneously hilarious and touching, morose and vividly energeticTHE HERALD on MonksThe writing is always truthful, immediate and powerful SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY on Six Black Candles