{"id":7057213,"date":"2026-09-05T02:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T02:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/glasgow-boys-by-margaret-mcdonald-the-book-lovers-boudoir\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T02:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T02:30:28","slug":"glasgow-boys-by-margaret-mcdonald-the-book-lovers-boudoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7057213","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald \u2013 The Book Lover&#8217;s Boudoir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two boys can\u2019t remember the last time they had a hug.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet Finlay. He\u2019s studying for his nursing degree at Glasgow University, against all the odds. But coming straight from care means he has no support network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can he write essays, find paid work and NOT fall for the beautiful boy at Uni, when he\u2019s struggling to even feed himself?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet Banjo. He\u2019s trying to settle in with his new foster family and finish high school. But he can\u2019t forget all that has happened, and his anger and fear keep boiling over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can he hold on to the one good person in his life, when his outbursts keep threatening his already uncertain future?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can Finlay and Banjo let go of the past before it drags them under?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Glasgow-Boys-Tenderness-itself-friendship-ebook\/dp\/B0CW1823H6\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BGfO_sKN0X6LGIYoRPiBn-cGRwhnePM9rUiT75pXKMICpHdqWTKnzauVpo_8a7Fhk20JJ-LfZBtcwM3xSsKRSEhFwbgMOVGCJN9yXPevjRsq3kxRAuEH2PxpVdPmaKEVDUe7DePCDNUrPuh43tHMS6IFADsSonSi7zVFW8Fwllo.SsmMoy8NmR5lMnZ4MH_xh9z6uUx-ZzcdLH0nUcI8Qbg&amp;qid=1750590279&amp;sr=8-1-spons\">Glasgow Boys: \u2018Tenderness itself, a song to love and friendship.\u2019 Andrew O\u2019Hagan eBook : McDonald, Margaret: Amazon.co.uk: Books<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When they turn to each other in the middle of the night, they whisper to keep quiet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">(Faber &amp; Faber, Kindle Book, 30 April 2024, 300 pages, borrowed from Glasgow Libraries via Overdrive via Together We Read)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I knew nothing about <em>Glasgow Boys<\/em> before I read it. It was promoted on the library\u2019s overdrive website as part of a global book-club, Together We Read that I usually take part in. I borrowed it without even reading the blurb. I loved this book. I was a sobbing wreck by the time I read the final chapter. It\u2019s a riveting, life affirming book about queer identity, friendship, love and growing up in care. I\u2019d recommend it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">5\/5<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two boys can\u2019t remember the last time they had a hug. Meet Finlay. He\u2019s studying for his nursing degree at Glasgow University, against all the odds. But coming straight from care means he has no support network. 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