{"product_id":"old-haunts-allan-radcliffe-9781914148385","title":"Old Haunts","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards and McKitterick Prize 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Each and every sentence has been so elegantly penned'\u003c\/em\u003e -The Scots Magazine\u003cem\u003e'So gentle, so warm, so human'\u003c\/em\u003e -Rick O'Shea\u003cem\u003e'There is much to admire... from the elegance and economy of the writing to the understanding of the emotional difficulties of its young protagonist' \u003c\/em\u003e-The ScotsmanRecently bereaved Jamie is staying at a rural steading in the heart of Scotland with his actor boyfriend Alex. The sudden loss of both of Jamie's parents hangs like a shadow over the trip. In his grief, Jamie finds himself sifting through bittersweet memories, from his working-class upbringing in Edinburgh to his bohemian twenties in London, with a growing awareness of his sexuality threaded through these formative years. In the present, when Alex is called away to an audition, Jamie can no longer avoid the pull of the past: haunted by an inescapable failure to share his full self with his parents, he must confront his unresolved feelings towards them.\u003cp\u003eIn spare, evocative prose, Allan Radcliffe tells a wistful coming-of-age story and paints a tender portrait of grief in all its complexities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allan Radcliffe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191414838X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914148385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fairlight Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.87h x 4.96w x 1.34d","brand":"Allan Radcliffe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442642104575,"sku":"9781914148385","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c43a20c2-78b9-4037-8317-8a7cc77ec14d.jpg?v=1777198775","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/old-haunts-allan-radcliffe-9781914148385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}