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Acair, 2013. 281 pages. Paperback
Talented young footballer Chris Morrison is on his way to being signed for a major club, but he faces a dilemma: can he afford to be open about his sexuality and his first serious relationship?
Chris isn’t the only one in his family with a secret – his father, Sam, a successful doctor and seemingly devoted husband, has been sneaking out of the house at night for months without telling anyone.
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Reading Level: Intermediate/Advanced (Suitable for more confident readers, but language level not too difficult)
Andy Beck –
Sgeulachd bheò-ghlacmhor bhon fhìor-thoiseach!
Is gann a lorgas tu leabhar ficsein a tha cho tarraingeach ri “Cluicheadairean” le Catrìona Lexy Chaimbeul. Bha mi air mo bheò-ghlacadh leis agus chuir mi crìoch air taobh a-staigh seachdain – rud nach nì mi idir mar is àbhaist!
A rèir coltais, ‘s e teaghlach foirfe a th’ anns na Morrisons, ‘s an t-athair na dhotair soirbheachail agus am mac aige air an t-slighe gu soirbheas mòr, mòr mar chluicheadair ball-coise. Ach nuair a choimheadas tu air an teaghlach seo ann am barrachd doimhneachd, chan eil cùisean foirfe idir…
Chòrd sgeulachdan nan caractaran nas lugha rium cuideachd. DS Williams, ‘s e air tòir eucoirich a’ bhaile. Millie òg, ‘s i airson a bhith na neach-ceasnachaidh. Russell, balach feargach, fòirneartach a gheibh na tha e airidh air, air a’ cheann thall. Agus – gu follaiseach – Ben, fear òg, co-sheòrsach a gheibh an neart agus an t-saorsa air a bheil esan airidh cuideachd.
‘S e deireadh an sgeòil an aon nì nach do chòrd rium glan; nam bheachdsa, tha e rud beag lag. A dh’aindeoin sin, is dòcha gu bheil e ceart ma thig sgeulachd chumachdach mar seo gu crìoch ann an dòigh shèimh. Sin mar a tha an saoghal, aig amannan – no resounding victories, just modest wins, mar a chanas iad.
Mholainn an leabhar seo do dhuine sam bith aig a bheil Gàidhlig [leth-]fhileanta. Chan fhaigh thu briseadh-dùil!