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Oct 9, 2024 8:18 PM

Author:Irvine Welsh

Discover five short stories from the bestselling author of Trainspotting.

In 'Rattlesnakes', three young Americans find themselves lost in the desert, held captive by armed Mexicans; in 'The DOGS of Lincoln Park', a mysterious Korean chef may or may not have something to do with the disappearance of a socialite's pooch; an English bar owner battles to keep all his balls in the air on the Costa Brava; a film biographer becomes a piece of movie memorabilia himself in 'Miss Arizona'; and in the 'Kingdom of Fife'; an ex-jockey and table-football star of Cowdenbeath takes on the charms of Jenni Cahill and her remarkable jodhpurs.

'Vigorous, stunningly funny...whimsical, warm, surreal, grotesque and brilliant' Guardian

'A rambunctious return to the glory days of Trainspotting... Dazzlingly diverse... Sick and vigorous, written with Welsh's inimitable in-yer-face energy' Sunday Telegraph

Reviews

Vigorous, stunningly funny...whimsical, warm, surreal, grotesque and brilliant

—— Guardian

Irvine Welsh is a terrific mimic... This collection of stories is a chorus of voices - rude, rough, discordant, filthy and often very, very funny. It's a pleasure to watch him larking about with the language... Brilliant

—— The Times

This new collection is a rambunctious return to the glory days of Trainspotting... Dazzlingly diverse... Sick and vigorous, written with Welsh's inimitable in-yer-face energy

—— Sunday Telegraph

This smutty, macabre collection exudes a compelling energy

—— Daily Mail

Scary, erotic and extremely funny

—— Literary Review

Hayles offers a second dose of black humour and testosterone in equal measure...hilarious

—— Big Issue

Roald Dahl on Ritalin

—— Time Out

Hayles turns a wry, detached eye on the superficially reasonable ambitions of those driven insane by modern life...Hayles has a nicely twisted mind

—— Tribune

Finely offbeat...original, dark, sick, nasty...and often hilarious

—— Sunday Sport

Damned funny. Sharp, punchy, writing, well executed ideas and lashings of irony make for a gripping read

—— Knave Magazine

Very good indeed. Flinty, fiery and funny

—— Independent on Sunday

Poignant and wonderful story...concentrates, without effort, all Malouf's themes...it needs to be read

—— Prospect

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