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Three young women - competitive, bitchy and moneyed - have lunch together at their favourite Korean restaurant every Friday. When the friendly chef from the restaurant moves into the same building as...

Will Jason King ever charm the young rider Jenni Cahill and gain long-anticipated access to her jodhpurs?Part of the Storycuts series, this story was previously published in the collection If You Liked...

Mickey Baker, an ex-pat English bar owner living in Spain, returns to England to see his daughter and mother but must face the wrath of his ex-wife, a woman who pulls no punches. Part of the Storycuts...

Raymond Wilson Butler, a director and writer down on his luck, is struggling to write a biography of his hero, the late filmmaker Halliday. He conducts a series of interviews with his widow Yolanda, an...

Madeline, Eugene and Scott are three young, beautiful Americans, engaged in a love triangle and enjoying their free and drug-fuelled youth. When they have a car crash in the desert they are forced to...

On a post-clubbing Sunday morning, a series of misfortunes aggravate Sarah's hangover. She must deal with last night's insistent and overly attentive partner, a run-in with an old lover and, most jarringly,...

A homophobic Scottish labourer in London dies, and is condemned to confront his prejudices in the afterlife. A story about how tragedy can be casually courted when we ignore mental and physical cues,...

Calum's evening gets off to nostalgic start when a childhood friend, now a junkie, wanders into the bar. His drinking partner, Crooky, has procured some hits of acid, and the trio head off in search of...

In the tropics of Miami, retired Scottish schoolteacher Albert Black mourns his wife of forty-one years. His grief and inability to connect with his son's Americanised family combine to undermine the...

The characters in this extraordinary book are often - on the surface - depraved, vicious, cowardly and manipulative, but their essential humanity is never undermined. Two professors of philosophy turn...

Suitable only for persons of strong constitution.Contains:Drug usePerversionMurderCorruptionSexismRacismLaw EnforcementAnd a tapeworm

Irvine Welsh, 'poet laureate of the chemical generation', exposes the seamy underbelly of rave’s utopian dream. Lloyd, our permanently pilled-up protagonist, pushes his weekends to breaking point and...

*Number #1 Bestseller**BEFORE TRAINSPOTTING CAME SKAGBOYS Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a bright future. But there's no room for him in the 1980s and when...

Now a major film directed by Danny Boyle reuniting the cast of TrainspottingYears on from Trainspotting Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler,...

The highly-anticipated second instalment in the CRIME trilogy, now a hit TV SeriesIn Edinburgh, Detective Inspector Ray Lennox is investigating a brutal crime...Ritchie Gulliver MP is dead. Castrated...

Raciste et corrompu, le député Ritchie Gulliver est retrouvé mort dans un entrepôt d’Édimbourg. Les suspects sont nombreux : concurrents, opposants politiques, victimes de ses escroqueries… Sorti de désintoxication,...

Renton le malin, Sick Boy l’ambitieux, Begbie le fou, Spud l’égaré : quatre jeunes d’Édimbourg avec l’héroïne, la bière et l’ivresse comme ciment et poison de leur relation. Chronique d’une époque, d’une...

Dans les banlieues miteuses d'Édimbourg chères à Welsh, quatre enfants de la bagarre et des pubs enfumés, avec la glu de l'amitié contre vents et marées. Trente ans de culture musicale et politique, du...

Au département de la Santé et de l'Hygiène d'Édimbourg, où il inspecte les meilleures tables de la ville, Danny Skinner, fêtard et coureur notoire, est pris au piège de ses pulsions autodestructrices....

Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy et Spud, quatre vrais potes de galère, traînent leurs désillusions dans le huis-clos froid et pluvieux d'Édimbourg. Tout bascule lorsque Sick Boy rencontre une étudiante incroyablement...

Lucy, coach de fitness narcissique, méprise les gros, les faibles, les ratés. Or elle va se trouver mise au défi de transformer Léna, le genre de fille qu’elle n’aurait même jamais pensé croiser. Dans...

Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy et Spud se retrouvent à Édimbourg, réunis par leurs histoires personnelles et leurs addictions. Rencontre forcément explosive. Qui est assis à la place du mort ? Rapide et furieuse,...

L’inspecteur Ray Lennox a quitté Édimbourg pour Miami après une dépression due à l’abus de stress et de cocaïne et à une sale affaire d’infanticides sexuels. Mais sa fiancée ne songe qu’à préparer leur...

Charlatan pour les uns, visionnaire pour les autres, le terrible Begbie est devenu un artiste bien installé en Californie. Mais un drame le ramène à Édimbourg où il retrouve sa vieille communauté. Là,...

Deux ouragans menacent Édimbourg, mais si l’un est bien un phénomène climatique, l’autre est Terry « Juice » Lawson, un arnaqueur érotomane sans vergogne déjà rencontré dans Trainspotting 2 et L’Artiste...

Les mésaventures sombres et hilarantes des héros de Trainspotting, frappés en pleine jeunesse par la fracture sociale des années Thatcher.

Read the seminal bestselling novel that changed the face of British fiction and inspired Danny Boyle's film.'The best book ever written by man or woman... Deserves to sell more copies than the Bible'...

Irvine Welsh agita las conciencias y la literatura con este audiolibro, compuesto por una colección de relatos y una novela corta con historias escandalosas y perturbadoras, aunque también despiadadamente...

In 'A Fault on the Line', a Hearts-Hibernian football match is on television, and a Sunday afternoon trip to a beer garden with the family is an unwelcome distraction for former trackman Malky. The day...

Cigarette-addicted aliens have Midlothian under surveillance. A jaded police constable, a pregnant teenager with a UFO obsession and a gang of youths bent on a violent scam are shaken up when a caravan...

Will robots be the ones to save the Planet? This book guides readers on an environmental educational journey to better understand climate change and human roles in protecting ecosystems. Looking at how...

From the collection Dreamin' Dreams; A short Irish ghost story in 4,800 words.Jennifer Marshall is an obnoxious, unruly teenager who takes great delight in being downright rude to everyone she meets....

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first,...

Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three...

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is a haunting exploration of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, the novel follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman, as she...

**Pre-order DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie now!** From the Women's Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun come twelve...

A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre.A famous writer asks a boxman to open an old safe that comes with the mansion he's just bought. It's not as easy a job as he's used...

Courageous Hearts: Tales of Strength and Determination is an inspiring collection of real and fictional stories that celebrate resilience, bravery, and the power of the human spirit. From overcoming adversity...

A collection of delightful short stories from one of Ireland's greatest ever writers, Brian FrielA fake! A quack! A charlatan! Get a grip on yourself, woman! We’ll say another rosary and then I’ll leave...

The Tapestry of Tales is a mesmerizing collection of 15 interconnected short stories, weaving together lives across time and space. At the heart of it all is Elara, a mysterious weaver whose magical tapestry...

Finding Balance by Bailey CMaya thought she knew what love was—until life taught her hard lessons about heartbreak and regret. Ten years after her divorce, she's finally found a sense of peace, working...

Every RPG has background characters… but what happens when the NPC is the hero of her own story? Reya Pax was never the captain. Never the ace pilot. Never the chosen one. She was just an engineer—one...

"Pancho Sh*t the Bed" is a hilarious and heartwarming tale of a perpetually anxious Chihuahua whose nervous disposition leads to legendary mishaps. Follow Pancho's misadventures as he terrorizes furniture,...

Moments Like ThisWhen André Morgan, a young art gallery employee, literally bumps into British visitor Ayana Fénix outside a Toronto salad bar, he's captivated by her intense hazel eyes and sharp wit....

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

Never mess with a woman on a mission. Five stories of women determined to do what's necessary; Meyari McFarland delivers another collection of science fiction and fantasy stories full of action, adventure...

Between the loneliness of a new place and the unusual sounds of the night, Susan is having a hard time feeling comfortable in her new home. At least the neighbors seem nice so far, especially the cute...

A story between books, after THE BEASTLY BEAUTY, The Enchanted Castle Archives Book 2 Friar Ipswich has always loved books. When Ash appears in Castle Fairhold's library and asks him to take some books...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

A book to captivate your pre-teens, middle grade readers, glued reading topics and topics of fun adventures at the campsite. Discover a thrilling journey with Leo, Emma, and Oliver in this suspenseful...

"What am I?" ... "You are an AI program."In a future where robots decorate cakes, paint murals, design their own bodies, and ponder what it means to have children, one woman's workshop becomes the epicenter...

In the rich tapestry of the Ndebele culture, proverbs serve as powerful guides for living a meaningful and fulfilling life. Passed down through generations, these proverbs carry within them the lessons...

Uthon has been fleeing the furies for years. But when he is injured and unable to continue to flee he is forced to stop and face the evils of his past.

Dr. Christine Podner is the closest thing to an expert on aliens that exists on earth. She is a xenobiologist in a world where aliens aren't even known to exist.  But one day the military arrives at her...

Bleu was always the odd girl—the one with  an air of mystery that set her apart. When she arrived at school, she never expected to find a true friend, but Dayla saw past the whispers and embraced her...

Novel Synopsis:Amid the bloody war between the Helros Empire and the Kingdom of Norlsen, the hero Philip de Val, with his exceptional military talents, secures a decisive victory. However, what follows...

Echoes out of Abaddon - Philip EmeryAn e-chapbook collection of nine Gothic monologues and one bonus duologue.  'Fourth Wall': an actor on stage realises the true horror of his situation...'Identity Crisis':...

This is a short story about Silas, who lives in the language of code, until a whisper shatters his ordered world: "The city sleeps, but the gears still turn." Drawn to an ancient clock tower, he discovers...