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Night Song of the Last Tram: A Glasgow Childhood (Hardcover)
by Robert Douglas (Author)
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Publishing News, Book of the Month, November 2004
Douglas has real skill in conveying experience... his use of the Glasgow vernacular lends an extra poetry to the writing.

Publishing News, Book of the Month, November 2004
A quite exceptional autobiography.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Glasgow Autobiography, 23 Feb 2005
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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.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Glasgow Childhood., 19 Jul 2006
By Haley Stannard (Scarborough, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Song of the Last Tram: A Glasgow Childhood (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.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure nostalgia, 30 Jun 2006
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This review is from: Night Song of the Last Tram: A Glasgow Childhood (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
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
This is the best autobiography I have ever read and I don't read many.It made me laugh and it made me cry.Robert's trip to the dentist was the funniest thing I've read for ages. Read more
Published 28 days ago by J. Littler

5.0 out of 5 stars Braw!!
Really enjoyed this book, I wasnt around then but its a great insight into ordinary peoples lives. His writing is superb, I felt Id travelled back in time to Glasgow after the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by P. Hay

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This book opens up lost memories in the back of your brain that you thought modern day life and all its mod cons had taken away. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Can't recommend it enough, started reading at night and didn't put the book down until 7am.
It made me laugh, cry and feel anger. Read more
Published 13 months ago by H. Brunton

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute joy to read.
It is a refreshing experience to come accross a story of a man that faces everything life throws at him with good humour and gentle compassion for those around him. Read more
Published 15 months ago by S. Welham

5.0 out of 5 stars Takes me back
I have read both books by Robert Douglas, and having been born in the same year as he was, my life has run in tandem - while he was being dragged up in Glasgow, I was being... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ma Henderson

5.0 out of 5 stars mags from ayrshire
This book was amazing, had everything many laughs and tears. I do not normally cry about books but this had me in tears. The writting was terrific will certainly buy next book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Gallus
The most beautifully written book I have read in years. I'm from Glasgow and my Mum and Aunt were raised in the world described here. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. P. Shields

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh and cry with young Robert,..
I dont read books, so my wife tells me but I tell you I have read this book through and have discussed it in great detail with my Uncle who in his seventies originated from... Read more
Published 21 months ago by BRUCE ROBERTSON

5.0 out of 5 stars To Robert Douglas
I found your book totally brilliant, there were so many things in it that reminded me of my own childhood and found many similarities. Read more
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