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PUBLISHER: Birlinn General
FORMAT: Paperback
ISBN: 9781904598763
RRP: £6.99
PAGES: 296
PUBLICATION DATE:
May 29, 2006
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The Thistle and the Grail
Within the severe and depressed slums of Drumsagart, rife with unemployment and discontent, the members of Thistle cling to their game as an escape. And when they actually start winning, a momentum grows up in the community around them, as they come to represent ambition and hope. The Holy Grail of football, the Scottish Junior Cup, glitters at the end of a string of matches and suddenly the entire town of Drumsagart is depending on it…
Reviews of The Thistle and the Grail
'As a story-teller, Jenkins has few equals' Tribune
Robin Jenkins
Robin Jenkins was born in 1912. He studied at Glasgow University and travelled and worked in Spain, Afghanistan and Borneo. He is the author of over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Fergus Lamont and The Cone Gatherers. In 2003 he was awarded a Saltire Award for Life-time Achievement. He died in 2005.