The Thistle and the Grail

Author: Robin Jenkins

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 1 June 2006 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 296 pages
198 x 129mm | 288g

Within the severe and depressed slums of Drumsagart, rife with unemployment and discontent, the members of Thistle cling to their game as an escape. And when they actually start winning, a momentum grows up in the community around them, as they come to represent ambition and hope. The Holy Grail of football, the Scottish Junior Cup, glitters at the end of a string of matches and suddenly the entire town of Drumsagart is depending on it...