Recently finished #YoungMungo #DouglasStuart Three out of four stars. Might recommend (with reservations. Content Warning: Sexual & Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse) Might read again. "As they neared the corner, Mungo halted and shrugged the man's hand from his shoulder." Next up: #Journals1939-1977 #KeithVaughan
Douglas Stuart in conversation with Kevin MacNeil
29 May, An Lanntair, Stornoway – £12/£10
“JOHN OF JOHN is Douglas Stuart’s finest novel yet… he infuses his narrative with an authentic understanding of the essence of Hebridean identity… a contemporary masterpiece”
https://lanntair.com/events/event/douglas-stuart-john-of-john-book-tour/
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“Colour is a language in the novel… The men can’t talk about the truth of their feelings, or about what’s really going on. But they have such specificity around colour, and that’s the one place they can meet”
—Douglas Stuart on JOHN OF JOHN, & championing Hebridean weavers
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Currently on BBC Sounds: Douglas Stuart speaks to Take Four Books about his latest novel, JOHN OF JOHN, and, together with presenter James Crawford, they explore its connections to three other works of fiction.
Parnassus Presents: Douglas Stuart with Ann Patchett
Douglas Stuart in conversation with Ann Patchett about his latest novel JOHN OF JOHN: a portrait of a father’s expectations & a son’s desires set on the Isle of Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri1fx58WFA4
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