{"product_id":"for-the-love-of-willie-by-agnes-owens","title":"For the Love of Willie by Agnes Owens","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the List's Best Scottish Books of All Time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeggy 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 employer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking back to her misspent youth, Peggy, now in a psychiatric hospital, is turning her teenage exploits into a romance novel and is trying to get her bedfellow, the duchess, to read the manuscript – but she would rather read a Mills and Boon. As we read both sides of the tale, we learn about the fate of young Peggy and how she came to be in the duchess's company; the novel culminates in a surprising narrative punch. 'A book that remains both shocking and quietly revolutionary' – Heather Parry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Agnes Owens' hallmarks have been a frank irony, a deadpan gothic quality and a down-to-earth insistence on the surreality of most people’s normality' – Ali Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to celebrate Agnes Owens' centenary year in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries:Agnes Owens Centenary Editions\u003cbr\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 128 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Birlinn General\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited\u003cbr\u003eEdition:Centenary Edition\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781846977589\u003cbr\u003ePublished:7 May 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Sagas, Fiction: special features\u003cbr\u003eWeight:122g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:197 x 129 x 12 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64337449419101,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781846977589.jpg?v=1777027920","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/for-the-love-of-willie-by-agnes-owens","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}