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Bad Attitudes
Av Agnes Owens
Häftad, 2026
122 kr
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Bad Attitudes is a wickedly dark tale of Scottish council housing and murder. This novella boasts a missing person, a lethally nosy neighbour, an extra-marital affair, a lusty councillor and a new housing law for tinkers. Who but Agnes Owens could concoct such a delicious brew of dour …
Jen's Party
Av Agnes Owens
Häftad, 2026
122 kr
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In Jen’s Party, soon-to-be fifteen-year-old Jen immediately regrets agreeing to her crazy Aunt Belle’s plan for a birthday party which involves, among other notions, flirting with the town’s entire male population. With a perfectly tuned ear for the droll and the deadly, Owens can spin a tale of …
Bad Attitudes
Two Novellas
Av Agnes Owens
Häftad, 2004
179 kr
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Bad Attitudes is a wickedly dark tale of Scottish council housing and murder. This first of two novellas also boasts a missing person, a lethally nosy neighbour, an extra-marital affair, a lusty councillor and a new housing law for tinkers. Who but Agnes Owens could concoct such a delicious brew of …
For the Love of Willie
Av Agnes Owens
E-bok, 2026
88 kr
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One of the List''s Best Scottish Books of All TimePeggy is sixteen, ambitious and wants to get a job to help her rise above her current predicament. Soon, she is employed at Willie Roper''s corner shop. But before long, her situation goes from bad to worse as she falls in love with her married, …
Working Mother
Av Agnes Owens
Häftad, 2026
124 kr
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A Working Mother is a perfectly crafted novel that will enthral, entertain and surprise in equal measure.Our unreliable narrator, Betty – arch, witty, clever – is married with children and feels trapped. While her husband, Adam, drinks and bemoans his lot in life, Betty flirts with their best …
People Like That
The Collected Short Stories
Av Agnes Owens
Häftad, 2026
147 kr
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People Like That comprises Agnes Owens’ complete life's work in short stories. Witty and dark, Owens’ spare prose shocks and delights. Her talent for pithy, unsettling tales is as sharp as ever, confirming her place as one of Scotland’s finest contemporary writers.Published to celebrate Agnes …
For the Love of Willie
Av Agnes Owens
Häftad, 2026
120 kr
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One of the List's Best Scottish Books of All TimePeggy is sixteen, ambitious and wants to get a job to help her rise above her current predicament. Soon, she is employed at Willie Roper’s corner shop. But before long, her situation goes from bad to worse as she falls in love with her married, older …
Like Birds in the Wilderness
Av Agnes Owens
Häftad, 2026
122 kr
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The 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 …
Gentlemen of the West
Av Agnes Owens
Häftad, 2026
124 kr
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Gentlemen of the West, Agnes Owens’ debut novel, was first published in 1984 to wide critical acclaim.The novel follows the humorous exploits of Mac, a young bricklayer, who, along with a colourful cast of characters, seeks solace and escape in the convivial atmosphere of the Paxton Arms and the …
Working Mother
Av Agnes Owens
Häftad, 2026
277 kr
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“A hidden treasure of Scottish literature, read this and then read all her other works.” —Douglas StuartA mordant, cautionary tale about a working-class woman hemmed in on all sides, written by “the most unfairly neglected of all Scottish authors” (Alasdair Gray, author of Poor Things).“I’ve got a …
