by Alan Spence (Author)
This has become a classic of Glasgow fiction, depicting every aspect of life in the city. Its thirteen interlinked stories vividly evokes the slums and their inhabitants, both the young and old, Catholic and Protestant, the hopeful and the disillusioned.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 07 Oct 1996
ISBN 10: 1857997530
ISBN 13: 9781857997538
Book Overview: * Alan Spence is one of Scotland s most admired and respected literary talents * Author of the prize-winning novel The Magic Flute and Stone Garden and Other Stories * Poetic, affectionate and moving stories of Glasgow street life _ Sunday Times * One of Scotland s most accomplished literary talents _ The Times * Beautifully observed and directly written...in each story there is a shining and unforced truthfulness which is very attractive _ Twentieth Century Scottish Classics