num_pages: 400
description: Mack is a minister who doesn't believe in God, the Devil or an afterlife. One day he discovers a standing stone in the middle of a wood where previously there had been none. Unsure what to make of this apparition, Mack's life begins to unravel dramatically.
language: English
title: The Testament of Gideon Mack
titlecomplete: The Testament of Gideon Mack
characters: Gideon Mack
genres: Fiction, Religion, Magical Realism, Gothic, Scotland, Novels, Contemporary, Modern, Fantasy, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 4636
places: Scotland
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Booker Prize
category: Longlist
publisher: HAMILTON HAMISH (PEN