by Irvine Welsh
First published 1996
In the gritty streets of Edinburgh, three tales of passion and despair intertwine. A bedridden romance author plots revenge on her cheating husband. A disfigured beauty hunts the man who ruined her life. And a jaded yuppie finds unexpected love with a raver. Through it all, the characters chase pleasure, power, and purpose – by any means necessary.
Genres: fiction, romance, literary-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Scotland
290 pages · Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company
Content warnings: abuse, addiction, depression, domestic-violence, explicit-sexual-content, mental-illness