The Backstreets of Purgatory

The Backstreets of Purgatory

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Publisher's Synopsis

Finn Garvie's life is one spectacular mess. He spends most of his time fannying around a makeshift Glasgow studio, failing to paint his degree portfolio, while his girlfriend Lizzi treats him like one of her psychology patients, and his best friend Rob is convinced that the tattoos he designs are the height of artistic achievement.

To top it all, Finn is worried that some stinking bastard is hanging around, spying on him, laughing at his cock-ups and eating his leftover curry. Fortunately, he has plenty of techniques to distract him - tackling the church hall renovations with the help of his alcoholic neighbour; pining after Kassia, the splendidly stroppy au-pair; and re-reading that book on Caravaggio, his all-time hero.

Things take a turn for the strange when he finally encounters the person who's been bugging him, and it seems to be none other than Caravaggio himself…

Art, truth and madness come to blows in this darkly funny debut novel from a startling new talent.

'Fascinating and incredibly funny - this is a bold new voice in Scottish fiction' 17 Degrees

'She has written a Scottish novel of significance and I can't recommend it enough' Scots Whay Hae

'Memorable and intriguing' Undiscovered Scotland

About the Publisher

Unbound

Unbound

Unbound was founded by three writers: Dan Kieran, Justin Pollard & John Mitchinson. We think people who love books ? primarily readers and writers ? deserve a say in what does or doesn't get published. You may not be aware of it, but even best selling authors are beginning to have very restrictive parameters imposed on the kinds of books they get to write. Put simply, there are lots of potentially great books we're not getting the opportunity to read.

Book information

ISBN: 9781783525553
Publisher: Unbound
Imprint: Unbound
Pub date:
Edition: Hardback original
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 481
Weight: 632g
Height: 147mm
Width: 225mm
Spine width: 45mm