Out of university and out of luck, Ben Hamilton moves back in with his parents to stack shelves at the local supermarket.
There he meets a group of friends and quickly finds himself dragged into secrecy, heavy drinking, and a violent feud.
Trouble flares as the boys test the limits of their own behaviour, small-town mentalities and childhood dreams, before a startling climax as some innocent flirting leads to something much darker.
Shop Front is more than the story of an unlucky graduate struggling to find his way: it is a story of violence, working life, friendship…and A&E.
This story of a young adult in small town Scotland is gritty and realistic and will be all too familiar to many.
The transition from student to fully fledged adult life can be difficult and the journey of one young man is told here by another young man with great aplomb.
This is Best’s debut novel and as a new young Scottish author he is undoubtedly one to watch.
Shop Front, by Samuel Best, published by Fledgling Press, £8.99.
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