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In a rented flat in Edinburgh, Tom Docherty calls up his past. He remembers his youth in a mining town during the 1950's, and his adulthood in Grenoble. Now in the 1990's, he tries to make sense of his experiences and the times he has lived through.
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"A pitch-perfect blend of warm lyricism, limpid observation and excruciatingly funny comedy. It is a beguilingly brilliant portrait of the artist as an adolescent" (Sunday Times)
"On almost every page it offers matter for reflection and the sudden stab of emotion that comes from reading something that is truly evoked or created . . . It is rare and it is wonderful" (Scotsman)
"McIlvanney plumbs, in language of luminous precision, the tortured psyche of the Scottish character. It's Greek tragedy, hilarious to boot" (Mail on Sunday)
"The best novel yet from the finest Scottish writer of our time" (Allan Massie Daily Telegraph (Books of the Year))
"Delightfully funny . . . [McIlvanney] is a compassionate writer and leaves an impression both of high seriousness and great charm" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Finely judged and beautifully written" (The Times)
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"On almost every page it offers matter for reflection and the sudden stab of emotion that comes from reading something that is truly evoked or created . . . It is rare and it is wonderful" (Scotsman)
"McIlvanney plumbs, in language of luminous precision, the tortured psyche of the Scottish character. It's Greek tragedy, hilarious to boot" (Mail on Sunday)
"The best novel yet from the finest Scottish writer of our time" (Allan Massie Daily Telegraph (Books of the Year))
"Delightfully funny . . . [McIlvanney] is a compassionate writer and leaves an impression both of high seriousness and great charm" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Finely judged and beautifully written" (The Times)
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- PublisherSceptre
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0340657359
- ISBN 13 9780340657355
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages277
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