 They have themes including coming of age and sexual discovery ("My Life as a Man"), the death of a sibling ("Jill Rips") and psychosis ("After the Stranger Came").In 2005 his novel "Brond" was nominated in a List Magazine/Scottish Book Trust list of the 100 best Scottish books of all time.In 1987 "Brond" was made into a three-part television series for Channel 4 directed by fellow Scotsman Michael Caton-Jones and featuring the actors Stratford Johns, John Hannah and James Cosmo.