Kieron Smith Boy

About this book

Rejected by his brother and largely ignored by his parents Kieron Smith finds comfort - and endless stories - in the home of his much-loved grandparents. But when his family move to a new housing scheme on the outskirts of Glasgow a world away from the close community of the tenements Kieron struggles to find a way to adapt to his new life. Kieron Smith boy is a brilliant evocation of an urban childhood. Capturing the joys frustrations injustices excitements revels battles games uncertainties questions lies discoveries and sheer of wonder of boyhood it is a story of one boy and every boy. It is James Kelman at his very best.