MacGill, Patrick
Children of the Dead End
- ISBN 13:
- 9781780277646
- author:
- MacGill, Patrick
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Birlinn Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 344
- Dimensions:
- 19.5 x 13 x 2.5 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Set against the backdrop of one of the largest engineering projects of its time, Children of the Dead End tells the story of Dermod Flynn, an independent and feisty youth who earns a meagre living as an itinerant farm hand before finding work on the hydro-electric scheme at Kinlochleven.
As Dermod navigates the brutal and unforgiving environment, he discovers a passion for writing and eventually finds himself lured to Fleet Street, where he briefly becomes a journalist. This gritty and uncompromising novel is a powerful expose of the near slavery endured by the poor in Scotland and Ireland at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Peopled with extraordinary characters, Children of the Dead End is a gripping and unflinching portrayal of life on the margins of society, and a testament to the enduring power of the human spirit.
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