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Young Mungo
- Narrated by: Chris Reilly
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
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Young Mungo
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Publisher's summary
Winner of The British Book Awards Fiction Audiobook of the Year
The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller
A Selection of Dua Lipa's Service95 Bookclub
'Beautiful and moving, a gay Romeo and Juliet set in the brutal world of Glasgow’s housing estates' – The Observer
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain, a vivid portrayal of working-class life in 80s Glasgow, and the deeply moving story of the dangerous first love of two young men.
Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. They are caught between two of Glasgow’s housing estates, where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation.
They should be sworn enemies if they’re to be seen as men at all, and yet as they begin to fall in love, they dream of escape, and Mungo must work hard to hide his true self from all those around him...
Douglas Stuart’s Young Mungo is a gripping and revealing story about the meaning of masculinity, the push and pull of family, the violence faced by so many queer people, and the dangers of loving someone too much.
'Reilly’s narration, especially when he’s voicing the people in Mungo’s life who hurt him, is full of barely repressed violence. But Reilly also captures Mungo’s wonder, love, and irrepressible softness' - Audiofile magazine
Young Mungo was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10/4/22
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- Miss K Clarke
- 10-05-23
Heartbreaking and compelling
A brilliant heartbreaking story. Left me wanting to know what happens next to young mungo and James.
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- Michael Ferguson
- 06-15-22
Amazing. Absolutely Breathtaking
Stop browsing and listen to this book NOW!Wow. What a story!
I heard Young Mungo was good but I had no idea it would be SO good! Douglas Stuart weaves a gritty tale that you are sure to fall in love with. More than once throughout the book I had to remind myself that this was fiction and not non-fiction. The characters are so real and the setting is so well described, it’s like living in 1980s Glasgow. An absolutely superb read, perfect for fans of Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes and even Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles. Listen to it now, you will not be disappointed!
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-16-23
Disgusting imagery
Of bodily functions, nose picking and mode. There's just too much of it. I don't know if it's just a cultural thing in Scotland, but I did not like it.
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