{"product_id":"like-birds-in-the-wilderness-by-agnes-owens","title":"Like Birds in the Wilderness by Agnes Owens","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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 himself away from the allure of the drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgnes Owens is one of the most distinctive and entertaining novelists. Her strength lies in her straightforward storytelling; she understands how laughter and alcohol are vital antidotes to the life of an out-of-work bricklayer. 'I cannot wait for a new generation of readers to re-discover the work of Agnes Owens' – Douglas Stuart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Owens gives us the ordinary as already enough, already weighty, already strange' – Kirsty Logan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Agnes Owens has a canny eye for tragicomedy, a compassionate heart for the unfortunate, an acute ear for dialogue' – Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to celebrate Agnes Owens' centenary year in 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries:Agnes Owens Centenary Editions\u003cbr\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 192 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Birlinn General\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781846977596\u003cbr\u003ePublished:7 May 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Sagas, Historical fiction\u003cbr\u003eWeight:176g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:197 x 130 x 17 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64337379754333,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781846977596.jpg?v=1777027674","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/like-birds-in-the-wilderness-by-agnes-owens","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}