Nobody's Empire (A Novel)

Stuart Murdoch Giveaway

In celebration of Stuart Murdoch's debut novel 'Nobody's Empire (A Novel)' we're giving away a collection of Belle and Sebastian records: 'Dear Catastrophe Waitress', 'What To Look For In Summer', 'A Bit of Previous', 'Late Developers' and 'Belle and Sebastian Write About Love'. To be in with a chance to win, order 'Nobody's Empire (A Novel)' (available on hardback signed by Stuart Murdoch) or sign up via the form here. Winner will be notified via email. Competition closes 5pm Thursday 17/10/2024. Good Luck!

The life-affirming debut novel by the Belle and Sebastian frontman.

It’s the early 1990s in Glasgow, and Stephen - music loving romantic - has emerged from a lengthy hospital stay diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, a little-understood disease that has robbed him of any prospects of work, a social life or independent living. Meeting fellow strugglers, who the world seems to care less and less for, they form their own support group and try to get by as cheaply and as painlessly as possible.

Finding that he has the ability to write songs, albeit in a slow and fledgling way, Stephen wakes to the possibility of a spiritual life beyond the everyday. Leaving Glasgow in search of a cure in the mythic warmth of California, Stephen and his friend Richard float between hostels, sofas, and park benches. Could the trip really offer them both a new-world reinvention?