{"product_id":"young-mungobooks","title":"Young Mungo","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE GLOBE AND MAIL \u003c\/i\u003e• NPR • \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003e• AMAZON • \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eDAILY HIVE \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eTHE TELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eLITERARY HUB \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eTHE HERALD \u003c\/i\u003e(UK) • \u003ci\u003eREADER’S DIGEST \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eVANITY FAIR \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eYoung Mungo \u003c\/i\u003eseals it: Douglas Stuart is a genius.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYoung Mungo \u003c\/i\u003eis both a vivid portrayal of working-class life and the deeply moving story of the dangerous first love of two young men.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. They are caught between two of Glasgow’s housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation. They should be sworn enemies if they’re to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the dovecote that James has built for his prize racing pigeons. As they begin to fall in love, they dream of escaping the grey city, and Mungo must work hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his elder brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable. When Mungo’s mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland, with two strange men behind whose drunken banter lie murky pasts, he needs to summon all his inner strength and courage to get back to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImbuing the everyday world of its characters with rich lyricism, Douglas Stuart’s \u003ci\u003eYoung Mungo\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and revealing story about the meaning of masculinity, the push and pull of family, the violence faced by so many queer people, and the dangers of loving someone too much.","brand":"Stuart, Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":44084783284448,"sku":"","price":21.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":47411051954400,"sku":"","price":14.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/images_a7bc6166-159a-4eb9-80b6-19c917d03ac2.jpg?v=1748108962","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/young-mungobooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}