Young Mungo

<p><b>Shortlisted for the Booktok Book of the Year.<br>The Number One <i>Sunday Times</i> Bestseller.</b><br><br><b>&lsquo;Prepare your hearts, for Douglas Stuart is back. After the extraordinary success of <i>Shuggie Bain</i>, his second novel, <i>Young Mungo</i>, is another beautiful and moving book, a gay <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> set in the brutal world of Glasgow&rsquo;s housing estates.&rsquo; &ndash; <i>The</i> <i>Observer</i></b><br><br><b>The extraordinary, powerful second novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of <i>Shuggie Bain</i>, <i>Young Mungo </i>is both a vivid portrayal of working-class life in 80s Glasgow, and the deeply moving story of the dangerous first love of two young men.</b><br><br>Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masc