Charlie Grant, an intense young student at Glasgow University watches his father die. Overwhelmed by the memory of this humble yet dignified death, Charlie is left to face his own fierce resentment for his adulterous mother.
With shades of Hamlet and Camus, William McIlvanney's first novel is a revelatory portrait of youth, of society and of family.
| ISBN: | 9781782113041 |
| Publication date: | 2nd January 2014 |
| Author: | William McIlvanney |
| Publisher: | Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |