Stuart, Douglas
Young Mungo
- ISBN 13:
- 9780802159557
- author:
- Stuart, Douglas
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Black Cat
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 16.3 x 4.1 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Douglas Stuart's Young Mungo is a deeply moving and suspenseful story of first love and self-discovery. Set against the backdrop of working-class life in Glasgow, the novel follows the complex and fraught relationship between two young men, Mungo and James, as they navigate their environment and their own identities. Against all odds, they find a sanctuary in a pigeon dovecote, but the threat of discovery and the punishment that follows is ever-present. As Mungo struggles to hide his true self from those around him, particularly his big brother Hamish, a local gang leader, he is forced to confront the dangers of his world and the consequences of his own desires. 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 try to find a place of safety and a future with James. With its vivid portrayal of working-class life and its suspenseful, page-turning narrative, Young Mungo is a powerful and moving novel that explores the complexities of identity, family, and belonging.
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