Like Birds in the Wilderness
Agnes Owens author Kirsty Logan editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Birlinn General
Publishing:7th May '26
£8.09 was £8.99
This title is due to be published on 7th May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The building trade in the west of Scotland has slowed and Mac leaves for the oil-rich north to seek his fortune. But he soon finds himself out in the wilderness, chasing the promise of a job. In the meantime, he’s fallen for Nancy, but he can’t tear himself away from the other love of his life: the drink.
This darkly comic novel is a tale of addiction, masculinity and the precarious nature of employment for working-class men in 1980s Scotland.
Published to celebrate Agnes Owens' centenary year in 2026.
'Has something in common with early Billy Connolly . . . in the sense that its observation and timing bring humour to a sad reality'
* NISBN: 9781846977596
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 10mm
Weight: 185g
172 pages