Shortlisted for Saltire Fiction Book of the Year 2016
'A celebration of what it is to be human' Spectator
Murdo, a teenager obsessed with music, dreams of a life beyond home. His recently widowed dad, Tom, stumbles towards the future, terrified of losing what remains of his family. Both are in search of something as they set out from rural Scotland on a journey to the American South.
| ISBN: | 9781782118251 |
| Publication date: | 3rd August 2017 |
| Author: | James Kelman |
| Publisher: | Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 373 pages |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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Shortlisted for Saltire Fiction Book of the Year 2016
'A celebration of what it is to be human' Spectator
Murdo, a teenager obsessed with music, dreams of a life beyond home. His recently widowed dad, Tom, stumbles towards the future, terrified of losing what remains of his family. Both are in search of something as they set out from rural Scotland on a journey to the American South.
Dirt Road features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Family Drama, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
Dirt Road is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Dirt Road was written by James Kelman and published by Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books
Dirt Road has 373 pages
£11.69