{"product_id":"9781846977596","title":"Like Birds in the Wilderness","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Agnes Owens\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Agnes Owens Centenary Editions' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 17 | 176g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe building trade in the west of Scotland has slowed, and Mac leaves his home and his companions in the Paxton Arms for the oil-rich north to seek his fortune. But he soon finds himself out in the wilderness, chasing the promise of a job. In the meantime, he’s fallen for Nancy, but he can’t tear himself away from the allure of the drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgnes Owens is one of the most distinctive and entertaining novelists. Her strength lies in her straightforward storytelling; she understands how laughter and alcohol are vital antidotes to the life of an out-of-work bricklayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I cannot wait for a new generation of readers to re-discover the work of Agnes Owens' – Douglas Stuart'Owens gives us the ordinary as already enough, already weighty, already strange' – Kirsty Logan'Agnes Owens has a canny eye for tragicomedy, a compassionate heart for the unfortunate, an acute ear for dialogue' – Financial TimesPublished to celebrate Agnes Owens' centenary year in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47997767680259,"sku":"9781846977596","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781846977596.jpg?v=1777031142","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781846977596","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}