Young Mungo - Hardcover

Synopsis

Growing up on a Glasgow housing estate, Mungo Hamilton has learned to navigate a world shaped by poverty, violence, and rigid sectarian divides. A Protestant boy raised by an absent mother and volatile siblings, he finds an unexpected refuge in James Jamieson, a Catholic neighbour whose quiet kindness and shared love of pigeon keeping blossom into a secret romance. Their relationship offers the promise of another life, even as the forces surrounding them threaten to pull them apart.

When Mungo is sent on a fishing trip with two dangerous strangers, he is forced into a harrowing confrontation with masculinity, survival, and the future he longs to claim for himself. Tender, heartbreaking, and profoundly compassionate, Young Mungo is a powerful novel about first love, family, faith, and the resilience required to imagine a different life. With extraordinary emotional depth and unforgettable characters, Douglas Stuart delivers a moving portrait of working-class Glasgow and the courage it takes to remain true to oneself.

About the Author

Douglas Stuart is a Scottish-American novelist whose debut, Shuggie Bain, won the 2020 Booker Prize and became an international bestseller. Drawing on his experiences growing up in Glasgow, Stuart writes with remarkable empathy about class, addiction, identity, and queer life. Young Mungo confirms his place as one of the most compelling literary voices of his generation.

Publisher
Grove Press

Publication Date
April 5, 2022

Format
Hardcover

Pages
400

Subjects
Literary Fiction · LGBTQ+ Fiction · Coming-of-Age · Scottish Literature

ISBN
9780802162120