Description
This contemporary English-language novel follows John-Calum Macleod, who is out of money and has little to show for his art-school education when he takes the ferry home to the Isle of Harris. In the windswept croft where he grew up, Cal resumes his old life, caught between the two poles of his childhood: his father John, a sheep farmer, weaver and pillar of the local Presbyterian church, and his Glaswegian grandmother Ella, who has maintained a fragile peace with her son-in-law for decades. While Cal wonders whether he might find any lonely men among the barren hills of home, John is dismayed by his son’s long hair and apparent unwillingness to be Saved. As the seasons pass, everything is poised to change, and the threads holding the fragile community together become increasingly entangled. This heartbreaking story explores a young man’s return home and the way family bonds are torn apart by the weight of expectation.
Information
Author: Stuart Douglas
Language: English
Publication date: May 7, 2026
Genres: Books, Foreign language books, English literature, Fiction in english, English novels, Adult lgbtq+ books in english, Lgbtq+ books in english
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 403
ISBN/EAN: 9781035086962