1975 Whitbread Prize for Best Novel
Docherty is a survivor of an impoverished life of hardship in the Scottish town of Graithnock. Conn is the son in whom he invests all hope for a far different future. Docherty may dream of escape, but he emerges as an unelected leader. This novel won the 1975 Whitbread Award.
Genre: General Fiction
Genre: General Fiction
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