Account

Company

  Menu
Large Image

Pity

by (Canongate Books)

(154 reviews)

Get It
£0.99 £5.99 Save 83%

Share This

Description

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2024
A BBC MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024
AN INDEPENDENT BEST FICTION TO READ IN 2024
A NEW STATESMAN FICTION HIGHLIGHT OF 2024
A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2024
AN i-D FICTION HIGHLIGHT TO BE EXCITED FOR IN 2024
LONGLISTED FOR THE SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025

'A deeply felt and rich enactment of love, loneliness and personal triumph that leaves an indelible mark on modern Queer life' OCEAN VUONG

The town was once a hub of industry. A place where men toiled underground in darkness, picking and shovelling in the dust and the sleck. It was dangerous and back-breaking work but it meant something. Once, the town provided, it was important; it had purpose. But what is it now?

Brothers Alex and Brian have spent their whole life in the town where their father lived and his father, too. Now in his middle age and still reeling from the collapse of his personal life, Alex must reckon with a part of his identity he has long tried to conceal. His only child Simon has no memory of the mines. Now in his twenties and working in a call centre, he derives passion from his side hustle in sex work and his weekly drag gigs.

Set across three generations of South Yorkshire mining family, Andrew McMillan's magnificent debut novel is a lament for a lost way of life as well as a celebration of resilience and the possibility for change.

Tag This Book

This Book Has Been Tagged
It hasn't. Be the first to tag this book!

Our Recommendation

Get It This book is only £0.99.

Notify Me When The Price...

  • If I'm already tracking this book

to track this book on eReaderIQ.

Track These Authors

to track Andrew McMillan on eReaderIQ.

  • to be notified each time the price drops on any book by Andrew McMillan.
  • to stop tracking Andrew McMillan.

Price Summary

  • We started tracking this book on February 4, 2024.
  • This book was £8.99 when we started tracking it.
  • The price of this book has changed 23 times in the past 410 days.
  • The current price of this book is £0.99 last checked 9 hours ago.
  • The lowest price to date was £0.99 last reached on March 3, 2025.
  • This book has been £0.99 5 times since we started tracking it.
  • The highest price to date was £9.00 last reached on July 16, 2024.
  • This book has been £9.00 one time since we started tracking it.
  • This book is currently at its lowest price since we started tracking it.

Genres

Additional Info

  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Disabled
  • Print Length: 193 Pages
  • File Size: 31 KB

We last verified the price of this book about 9 hours ago. At that time, the price was £0.99. This price is subject to change. The price displayed on the Amazon.co.uk website at the time of purchase is the price you will pay for this book. Please confirm the price before making any purchases.