Book guide
John of John
A son returns home to an island where love, faith and secrecy collide.
GenresLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsLiteraryLGBTQ+LiterarySelf-discoveryLiteraryFamily secretsLiteraryIdentity crisisLiteraryIntergenerational traumaLiterarySocial commentary
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About John of John
Out of money after art school, John-Calum Macleod returns to the Isle of Harris and the strict world of his father John, a sheep farmer, weaver and Presbyterian pillar. Caught between family duty, art, religion and hidden truths, Cal’s homecoming threatens to unravel old silences.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- homophobia
- religious bigotry
- alcoholism
- death
- violence
- physical abuse
- sexual content
- misogyny
- outing
- animal death
- suicide attempt
