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A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2022 FOR BBC, i-D MAGAZINE, AND FOYLESAn unsparing story of modern-day Britain, told with brilliant flashes of humour and humanity. In a condemned tower block in Glasgow, the final occupant, a young man uplifted by angels and plagued by demons, searches for life in the voids: vacant flats that will never be lived in again. Out in the world, he stumbles into the city, moving from one surreal situation to the next, encountering others on the margins of society, embracing friendship and camaraderie wherever it is offered, grappling with who he is and what shape his future might take.

About the author

Ryan O’Connor received the Scottish Book Trust Next Chapter Award in 2018; later the same year he was Highly Commended in the Bridport Prize short story category. He currently lives in Glasgow with his partner and two young sons.

Summary

A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2022 FOR BBC, i-D MAGAZINE, AND FOYLES

An unsparing story of modern-day Britain, told with brilliant flashes of humour and humanity.

In a condemned tower block in Glasgow, the final occupant, a young man uplifted by angels and plagued by demons, searches for life in the voids: vacant flats that will never be lived in again. Out in the world, he stumbles into the city, moving from one surreal situation to the next, encountering others on the margins of society, embracing friendship and camaraderie wherever it is offered, grappling with who he is and what shape his future might take.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan O’Connor, Ryan Oconnor, Ryan O''connor
• Publisher: Faber Factory Plus GBS
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781913348441
• ISBN: 978-1-913348-44-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / City Life, Scotland, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Social issues, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Modern and contemporary fiction, FICTION / Urban & Street Lit, FICTION / World Literature / Scotland / General