- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; illustrated edition edition (28 Feb 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340838604
- ISBN-13: 978-0340838600
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.4 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 295,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A grace and assurance that turn everyday episodes into the stuff of romance.' -- Times Literary Supplement 20050617 'poignant and funny... a vivid and humorous picture of post-war Glasgow.' -- Evening Times 20050205 'Funny and poignant ... will stir many memories.' -- Sunday Post 20050515 'It's a beauty ... the best book I've read in years.' -- Dorset Echo 20050423 'Exquisite ... a beautiful paean' -- Sunday Times 'A well-written slice of social history delivered directly by an eyewitness' -- Independent on Sunday Consider for instance "The Great Midden-raking Expedition", the sort of thing millions of Winnie-the-Pooh fans would be familiar with if Christopher Robin had been a Glaswegian ... Night Song of the Last Tram is a simply written book and all the better for it ... It recreates stunningly clear memories of a Glasgow childhood ... At the age of 66, Robert Douglas has written his first book - I cannot believe it will be his last. -- Daily Mail, Scotland 20050318 Robert Douglas looks back to his Glasgow childhood and his experiences, the misery (and the laughter) pouring out on every page. The portrait of his mother is beautifully done ... and her loss (through breast cancer) when he was still very young is heartbreaking: it brings tears to my eyes now just writing about it. Douglas has real skill in conveying experience and his use of the Glasgow vernacular lends an extra poetry to the writing. A quite exceptional autobiography. -- Publishing News, Book of the Month, Novembe 20050318 'His prose is direct, pacy, uncluttered ... engaging, deftly written and honestly remembered' -- Herald 20050312 'Told with a direct, unsentimental honesty ... a vividness that makes them real. This is a remarkable, deeply moving autobiography.' -- Cumberland Times 20050312 'It is as a record of the old Glasgow spirit that this book is especially worthwhile.' -- Sunday Herald 20050410 'A heartwarming, heartbreaking tale of a young boy's struggle to become a man.' -- Our Time, Cambridge 20050405 'It has been a while since a book has reduced me to both tears of laughter and sympathy, but Robert Douglas managed it with Night Song of the Last Tram.' -- Journal, Newcastle 20050322 'Wonderful ... vivid.' -- Stockport Express 20050316 'The descriptions of streets and smells and childhood feelings ... come from some little fire that's never gone out in Douglas' mind ... His prose is direct, pacy, uncluttered ... engaging, deftly written and honestly remembered.' -- Herald 20050316
Publishing News, Book of the Month, November 2004
A quite exceptional autobiography.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have just finished 'Night Song of the Last Tram' by Robert Douglas and if you like really well written autobiography then this is one for you. It tells the story of a little boy growing up in Glasgow between 1946 and 1953 and is a funny and nostalgic tale (Although you might need to have a box of tissues to hand - without giving too much away...). The characters are all vividly portrayed and the setting gives you a real sense of what life was like in those days, and how much our lives have changed now. Highly recommended.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you, like myself, were born in Glasgow in the forties, and lived up a close through the fifties, then you'll appreciate this 'magic' book.
Robert Douglas has captured the senses and atmosphere of life in Glasgow as a wee boy growing up to being a working teenager.
It's life that many Glaswegians will relate to.
Excellently written with honest Glasgow patter yet mixed with a tinge of sadness for his personal relationship with his father.
A truly enjoyable read.
David Hunter
Robert Douglas has captured the senses and atmosphere of life in Glasgow as a wee boy growing up to being a working teenager.
It's life that many Glaswegians will relate to.
Excellently written with honest Glasgow patter yet mixed with a tinge of sadness for his personal relationship with his father.
A truly enjoyable read.
David Hunter
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is another one of those books I just couldn't put down! It was so beautifully wrote, and takes you completely into the book as if you were there.
I love the way Robert uses the Glasgow accent in this book it makes it so realistic.The discriptions of the people, places and feelings are superb.
I have read a lot of true life/Biographies, but i actually cried when I read the latter chapters of the book.
It is sad story and yet wonderfully warm at the same time.
I can't wait to read Roberts next book.
I love the way Robert uses the Glasgow accent in this book it makes it so realistic.The discriptions of the people, places and feelings are superb.
I have read a lot of true life/Biographies, but i actually cried when I read the latter chapters of the book.
It is sad story and yet wonderfully warm at the same time.
I can't wait to read Roberts next book.
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Night song for the last tram
This book was a real insight into a childhood full of tragedy but so full of love . Have read the full trilogy and so enjoyed . Recommended .
Published 17 days ago by Hannah
A really great book
My introduction to the writing of Robert Douglas was Whose turn for the stairs and I thought this was an excellent book so I bought Night Song of the last tram. Read more
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From start to finish this book was just FAB. Made me laugh out loud and made me cry also. Recommended this book to all of my friends and they all thought the same. Read more
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Even an English Rose can enjoy this read.
My husband got this for Christmas 2011. He does not read much and usually only reads the headlines in the news papers. Well, he could not put this one down. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rosie
Wonderful read
Loved Night song of the last tram - both funny and sad. I enjoyed it so much I have now read all of RD's books. Hope he has more in the pipeline.
Published 3 months ago by Alex
Night song of the last tram
A fantastic read mixed with side splitting glasgow humour, i couldnt put this down, its a must read and will have you laughing out loud.Real life highs and lows. Read more
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Read the other reviews and you get a picture of this marvellous work. I spent the early 50's as a child in Glasgow and this struck so many chords. Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. Walsh
Fantastic
Great book that gives a real insight into the period and the lives of people in Glasgow at the time. Easy to read, well worth it.
Published 7 months ago by lornascotgirl
Beautiful, moving book
An amazing, well-written autobiography that captured my heart. Other reviewers have said it all. I would add how touching I found the three notes written by Robert's mother. Read more
Published 9 months ago by SFryer
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Absoloutely loved this book, i have laughed out loud and cried buckets, so moving. I'm off now to download the next instalment to find out what happened next in Roberts life.
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