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A classic of short fiction, Alan Spence's celebrated debut collection, first published in 1977, brings Glasgow to vibrant life, and captures the spirit of the city as it teetered on the brink of change. From childhood Christmases in small tenement flats and games played on scrubland, to Orange Walks on bright Saturday afternoons and Thursday nights in dark, pulsing dancehalls, these interlinked stories vividly evoke the city and its inhabitants - young and old, Catholic and Protestant, hopeful and disillusioned.
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"Poetic, affectionate and moving stories of Glasgow street life" (Sunday Times)
"Beautifully observed . . . in each story there is a shining and unforced truthfulness" (EDWIN MORGAN)
"A calm and necessary visionary" (ALI SMITH)
"Like Chekhov's stories . . . [Spence] is a writer to cherish" (Scotsman)
"One of Scotland's most accomplished literary talents" (The Times)
"Brilliant . . . exquisitely and beautifully written stories" (LIZ LOCHHEAD The Herald)
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"Beautifully observed . . . in each story there is a shining and unforced truthfulness" (EDWIN MORGAN)
"A calm and necessary visionary" (ALI SMITH)
"Like Chekhov's stories . . . [Spence] is a writer to cherish" (Scotsman)
"One of Scotland's most accomplished literary talents" (The Times)
"Brilliant . . . exquisitely and beautifully written stories" (LIZ LOCHHEAD The Herald)
Alan Spence's debut collection of short stories is a timeless portrait of Glasgow, and an acknowledged piece of classic Scottish writing
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- PublisherHarperCollins Distribution Services
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0002222868
- ISBN 13 9780002222860
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages222
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