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Walking Wounded (Paperback)
by William McIlvanney (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre (4 Jan 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 034050918X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340509180
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 270,746 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Sunday Express
'A sad, brilliant, joyful tribute to the dreams that never make it'

Guardian
'Angry as well as compassionate. It is a most effective and innovative piece of writing'

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars losers, 13 Jan 2001
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In this collection of short stories, we visit the familiar McIlvanney landscapes of Glasgow and Ayrshire. In these stories we visit some characters we've already encountered in his other work, and we meet some new ones too. Without exception they all seem to be losers in life's lottery, though some of them, like Fast Frankie White, see themselves as winners in the image they project to the world. A wry, sometimes sad, sometimes funny, look at Scotland and an assortment of its people, which I would recommend as an introduction to McIlvanney's style if you haven't read him.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Dead Brilliant!!!!!!, 14 Jul 2001
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This book tests all emotions in one book.

It's funny, heart searching, tear jerking thought provoking. Mr McIlvanney knows how to bring his characters to life and make his readers feel that they have at least rubbed shoulders with them in everyday life.

A wonderful book. Highly recommended to even the most reluctant reader.

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4.0 out of 5 stars an artist at work, 10 Jan 2004
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This review is from: Walking Wounded (Hardcover)
Every word of McIlvanny's short stories are carefully chosen. Every story is crafted from stone. An artist at work. Each one is written in meticulous detail with characters carefully observed. He illuminates the lives of ordinary scottish people and hints at great life truths. A desperate poetry. His prose never fails to delight.
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