the tropics of Miami, retired Scottish schoolteacher Albert Black mourns his wife of fortyone years, His grief and inability to connect with his son's Americanised family combine to undermine the Christian ethos that has governed his life.
Dejected, he summons a final rallying of his principles and seeks out a confrontation with a former pupil.
Part of the Storycuts series, this story was previously published in the collection Reheated Cabbage.
Probably most famous for his gritty depiction of a gang of Scottish Heroin addicts, Trainspotting, Welsh focuses on the darker side of human nature and drug use.
All of his novels are set in his native Scotland and filled with anti heroes, small time crooks and hooligans.
Welsh manages, however to imbue these characters with a sad humanity that makes them likable despite their obvious scumbaggerry.
Irvine Welsh is also known for writing in his native
Edinburgh Scots dialect, making his prose challenging for the average reader unfamiliar with this style.
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