Old Haunts

Allan Radcliffe

The Old HauntsShortlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards and the McKitterick Prize\nAuthor(s): Allan Radcliffe\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Fairlight Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Fairlight Books\nISBN-13: 9781914148385, 978-1914148385\nSynopsis\nShortlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards and McKitterick Prize 2024\n\n'Each and every sentence has been so elegantly penned' The Scots Magazine\n'So gentle, so warm, so human' Rick O'Shea\n'There is much to admire... from the elegance and economy of the writing to the understanding of the emotional difficulties of its young protagonist' The Scotsman\n\nRecently 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 sex.