Things can get overheated in a small Scottish town, even in the depths of winter. Outside it's so cold they're curling on the tennis court, but inside the head of Patrick Hunter, eighteen-year-old auctioneer's assistant, the blood is boiling. Fuelled by a potent mix of stovies and beer, Patrick spends a November weekend racing around the hills and dens, half in escape from worn-out friends, drudging work and painful memories, half in pursuit of sex, laughs, a witches' Sabbath, a message-bike handed down through the ...
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Things can get overheated in a small Scottish town, even in the depths of winter. Outside it's so cold they're curling on the tennis court, but inside the head of Patrick Hunter, eighteen-year-old auctioneer's assistant, the blood is boiling. Fuelled by a potent mix of stovies and beer, Patrick spends a November weekend racing around the hills and dens, half in escape from worn-out friends, drudging work and painful memories, half in pursuit of sex, laughs, a witches' Sabbath, a message-bike handed down through the generations...and himself. Duncan McLean's book of stories, Bucket of Tongues, received high praise for its 'crisp snapshots of Scotland's seamier side' (The Face). His first novel is just as fast-moving, as painfully funny and as telling in its eye for the small details of speaking, eating, loving, playing and working that make up our lives. The characters are as lively as before, but less defeated, the humour is warmer, more generous, and the vision of contemporary rural life is enriched by an awareness of the past. Blackden is an outstanding novel by one of our most talented writers.
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Good. Library withdrawal in the reinforced covers. A card pocket that was pasted on the inside back cover is now removed leaving a mark. RELIABLE paperback edition. Some shelf wear to the covers. A bit of scuff to the page edge. The book is been stamped at the page edge by the library. A few spots at the page edge. CLEAN CLEAR text. Useful and presentable!
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Good. No Jacket as Issued. BZ2-A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in very good-condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated black wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library lables on the spine and on the front cover plus the cover is laminated with clear plastic. This is a title in the publisher's Norton Paperback series. A novel in which the main character is an 18 year old auctioneer's assistant living in a highland town in Scotland. He is caught between worn-out friends, drudging work, and painful memories and his pursuit of a girl and a new life. The author is a winner of a Somerset Maugham award. By the author of "Bucket of tongues, " "Bunker Man, " and "Lone Star Swing." 229p.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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