{"product_id":"like-birds-in-the-wilderness-9781846977596","title":"Like Birds in the Wilderness","description":"The building trade in the west of Scotland has slowed and Mac leaves 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 other love of his life: the drink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis darkly comic novel is a tale of addiction, masculinity and the precarious nature of employment for working-class men in 1980s Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished to celebrate Agnes Owens' centenary year in 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polygon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846977596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172","brand":"Agnes Owens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604492546229,"sku":"9781846977596","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/like-birds-in-the-wilderness-9781846977596","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}