{"product_id":"the-changeling-9781786893994","title":"The Changeling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old Tom Curdie, the product of a Glasgow slum, is on probation for theft. His teachers admit that he is clever, but only one, Charlie Forbes, sees something in Tom and his seemingly insolent smile. So, Forbes decides to take Tom on holiday with his own family, with tragic consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of Scotland's greatest writers, \u003ci\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\/i\u003e explores how goodness and innocence is compromised when faced with the pressures of growing up and becoming part of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you are interested in books that are human and wise, then treat yourself this year to some Robin Jenkins -- ANDREW MARR\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable writer *  * The Times *  *\u003cbr\u003eA delight to read *  * Times Literary Supplement *  *\u003cbr\u003eIf you have not read Jenkins, this witty, affecting novel, which wears its political convictions lightly, is a wonderful place to start *  * Financial Times *  *\u003cbr\u003eA poignant study of deprivation and alienation *  * Times Educational Supplement *  *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Changeling \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the best, most completely realised of Jenkins' novels . . . the novel's real strength lies in the way its naturalistic surface is shot through with those moments of vision, dream, and ultimately nightmare . . . its reissue is long overdue -- ALAN SPENCE\u003cbr\u003eJenkins is quite simply a major contemporary writer *  * Herald *  *\u003cbr\u003eRobin Jenkins is the most outstanding novelist that Scotland has produced since the war -- COMPTON MACKENZIE","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412370530647,"sku":"9781786893994","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786893994.jpg?v=1730516540","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-changeling-9781786893994","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}