{"product_id":"9781846976865","title":"The Dear Green Place","description":"Author: Archie Hind\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781846976865\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Birlinn\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jan 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FICTION OF THE YEAR AWARD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eONE OF THE LIST'S BEST SCOTTISH BOOKS OF ALL TIME\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in nineteen-sixties Glasgow, this novel portrays the struggles and conflicts of young working-class hero and would-be novelist Mat Craig, whose desire to define himself as an artist creates social and family tensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic of Scottish twentieth-century literature is renowned for its vivid descriptions of Glasgow and the fight for individual creative expression; it remains as authentic and relevant more than fifty years after its original publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes an Introduction by Alasdair Gray as well as Archie Hind's unfinished novel Fur Sadie and one of his essays 'Men of the Clyde'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An exciting first novel worth a dozen more seasoned efforts' - Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The best novel ever written' - Skinny\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A touching insight into human strength and frailty' - Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857115697310,"sku":"ADS-9781846976865","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781846976865.jpg?v=1779154925","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781846976865","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}