Stuart, Douglas
Young Mungo
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529068764
- author:
- Stuart, Douglas
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.3 centimeters
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
In the grey, hyper-masculine world of Glasgow's housing estates, two young men, Mungo and James, find an unlikely sanctuary in a pigeon dovecote. Born under different stars, they become best friends, their bond forged in the midst of sectarian violence and brutal masculinity. As they fall in love, they dream of escape, but the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable. Mungo's life is a delicate balancing act, hiding his true self from those around him, especially his elder brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a reputation to uphold. When his mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland, he must summon all his inner strength and courage to survive. Douglas Stuart's Young Mungo is a gripping and revealing story about the bounds of masculinity, the push and pull of family, and the violence faced by so many queer people. With rich lyricism, Stuart gives full voice to people rarely acknowledged in literary fiction, imbuing the everyday world with its characters' stories.
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