You Have to be Careful in the Land of the Free

James Kelman

Original title: You have to be careful in the land of the free

earliest edition we have, 2004 Harcourt, 2004 410 pages

Jeremiah Brown is a man of extremes.So when he nips out for a quick drink on the eve of returning to his native Scotland after twelve years in America, anything could happen. Anything at all. Just one quick drink to help him sleep but there's something about this town and this bar that reminds him of his ex. Soon the memories are flooding in and as the night goes on and the decision to stop smoking looks increasingly...

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You Have to be Careful in the Land of the Free ebook · 2010 · Penguin Group UK · 9780141962764
You have to be careful in the land of the free edition · 2004 · Harcourt · 410 pages
You have to be careful in the land of the free edition · 2004 · Hamish Hamilton · 436 pages
You Have to Be Careful in the Land of the Free audiobook · Penguin Audiobooks · 3 pages · 9780141805313

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