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Docherty

by William McIlvanney · 1975

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Tam Docherty was only five foot four —but wherever he stood he established a teritory. The people who lived in High Street, Graithnock came there because of poverty, yet Tam moved as if he were there by choice. And his name was not a pleasant sound to more than one manager in the south-west of Scotland.

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William McIlvanney's novel celebrates a sense of community that is strong, warm and deeply tolerant, and people who strive to live with dignity.

Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisScotlandScotlandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 359 pages

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