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LIFE, DEATH & TIME TRAVEL ON THE GLASGOW SUBWAY "Life isnae a
fulm. It's barely even a story. Thur's nae such hing as gid guys
and bad guys, thur's jist... guys. Cause sometimes folk dae nice
hings, really lovely hings, and then a minute later they dae
horrible, break yer heart hings. But that widnae be easy tae digest
over ninety minutes while ye munch yer popcorn and sook yer Tango
Ice Blast. So we pretend thur's gid guys and bad guys and sort folk
intae wan category or the other. We don't like tae believe thur's a
giant chasm in the middle whaur everybody really sits." When
selfish student Daisy trashes her stepdad's funeral, she gets blind
drunk and wakes up on the Glasgow subway to find she has travelled
back in time. To make amends for her behaviour, she must save a
life-but she doesn't know who, how, or where to begin. She'll have
to find out fast if she wants to make it back to her old life and
avoid being trapped in the wrong timeline forever. This novel was
awarded one of the first Scots Language Publication Grants funded
by the Scottish Government and administered by the Scottish Book
Trust.
FOURTH YEAR. TWO PALS. ONE MURDER. 'Whoever said yer school days
are the best days ae yer life was at the absolute wind up. I hink
maist grown ups dinnae mind whit it was really like. Wait til yeese
hear whit Sonny and me got detention for...' Daughter and Sonny are
two best friends just trying to get through fourth year at high
school. But when their favourite teacher leaves unexpectedly, and
no one will say why, the boys decide to start their own
investigation. As they dig deeper into the staff at Battlefield
High, they discover a dark secret which one person will kill to
protect... Will they uncover the truth without being expelled? Can
their friendship survive when personal secrets are revealed? And
will they manage to dog off double English?
2019 - It's Hannah Greenshields's first day at Memory Lane, a
memory clinic in the centre of Edinburgh. She soon learns that
Memory Lane possesses advanced technology which allows clients to
relive their favourite memories for a substantial fee. 1975 - John
Valentine, a Memory Lane client, is reliving his wedding day over
and over again, hoping to change one key event he can't forget.
However, as proceedings become less and less familiar, John
realises his memory isn't such a safe place after all. When Hannah
and John's paths meet, they must work together to get John back to
the real world before it's too late. In a departure from Ross's
recent work - The Everliving Memory of John Valentine combines
elements of speculative fiction in a novel that is all too
believable...
Nearly 10,000 young people in Scotland are homeless. Some we see on
the streets, thousands more are 'hidden' - sofa surfing, in
B&Bs and living in unsafe homes. Every one of them has their
own story to tell. For 30 years Rock Trust has been listening to
their stories and helping them find a home. In All the Way Home,
some of Scotland's leading authors have come together with young
people to mark this anniversary of Rock Trust's urgent, ongoing
work. Across first-hand accounts, poetry and fiction, this
anthology brings to life the visible and invisible realities of
home and homelessness, of family and belonging.
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