num_pages: 416
description: In Glasgow, Scotland, during the late 1960s, Thomas Clay faces several life crises--unemployment, the premature birth of his child, the prospect of homelessness, and a group of small-time gangsters at his heels
language: English
title: Swing Hammer Swing!
titlecomplete: Swing Hammer Swing!
genres: Fiction, Humor, Contemporary, British Literature, Scotland, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 324
places: The Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Whitbread Award
category: First Novel and Book of the Year
publisher: Mariner Books