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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Quite simply outstanding. Although I grew up in the Nort East, there are striking similarities between the life portrayed in this book and the life I grew up with (with the exception of my father who loved us dearly). It brings back many memories and is a totally enthralling read. Go on! treat yourself!
Fantastic This is not a graphic 'woe is me' 'life was so hard' tale of abuse and poverty that was so popular a few years ago. Instead it is a fabulous collection of wonderful childhood memoirs of a young lad who had great friends and a warm loving mother. What a lovely book. Your Ma would be proud Mr Douglas! I can't recommend it enough. A soothing balm in an endless sea of books about hardship, misery and violence. By the by, I was born in 1976 a fair few miles from Glasgow - this is a book to be enjoyed by all!
Best books I have ever read. Evelyn Woodcock Edinburgh In the last week I have finished both Night Song of the Last Tram and Somewhere to Lay My Head, often reading them until 3.00am or 4.00am in the morning as I simply could not put them down. I have today been out to buy the last instalment At Her Majesty's Pleasure. I cannot wait to start it. I feel I have walked through the streets of Glasgow, Blackburn and Bathgate with Robert Douglas so vivid is his descriptions of life growing up and his teenage years. I have laughed and cried in equal amounts as I... more info
Just finished reading this wonderful book. I have just finished reading this wonderful book. I was taken through, tears, smiles, warmth,human kindness and rejoicing that only comes from the the soul of human struggling and hardship. The heartless father and typical British glass system gets a beating by the pluckiness of this hardy Glaswegian boy who's strength is fueled by his mothers love. I must admit to having tears in my eyes several times. This is a book that will remain in my book case as a reminder. Filip Solberg, St Andrews,
