The Leper's Bell: The Autobiography of a Changeling

A comedian, singer, composer, musician, linguist, actor, author and a favorite of Sean Connery and Billy Connolly's, Norman Maclean is a living legend in the Gaelic world and a household name across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Yet for all his creative genius Norman Maclean is virtually anonymous outside this ribbon of northern Scotland. His career has been etched with enormous highs and lows—a reflection of the turmoil of his private life. In this analytical, frank yet often humorous autobiography, Norman Maclean reveals the man behind the comedy and the crippling horrors of alcoholism. It is in turns tragic and uplifting, devastating and hilarious, elegant and heartbreaking, and one of the most compelling and moving memoirs to appear in recent years.