The Thistle And The Grail

Robin Jenkins

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Product Details

ISBN: 9781904598763
Publisher: Polygon
Publication Date: 16 June 2006
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 296 p.

About the Book

Within the severe and depressed slums of Drumsagart, rife with unemployment and discontent, the members of Thistle cling to their game as an escape. And when they actually start winning, a momentum grows up in the community around them, as they come to represent ambition and hope. The Holy Grail of football, the Scottish Junior Cup, glitters at the end of a string of matches and suddenly the entire town of Drumsagart is depending on it...