The Dear Green Place

<p>WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FICTION OF THE YEAR AWARD</p> <p>ONE OF THE LIST'S BEST SCOTTISH BOOKS OF ALL TIME</p> <p>Set 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.</p> <p>This 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.</p> <p>Includes an Introduction by Alasdair Gray as well as Archie Hind's unfinished novel Fur Sadie and one of his essays 'Men of the Clyde'.</p> <p>*</p> <p>'An exciting first novel worth a dozen more seasoned efforts' - Guardian</p> <p>'The best novel ever written' - Skinny</p> <p>'A touching insight into human strength and frailty' - Daily Mail</p>