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When they meet on a dating app, Davie recognizes Jordan as the closeted teenager he relentlessly bullied in school. But Jordan doesn't remember him at all.
This acclaimed Scottish novel is the story of otherwise preoccupied lovers. Jordan has briefly returned to rain-soaked Edinburgh to visit his complicated family, and Davie is reeling from a painful breakup. Their first meeting was meant to be a casual encounter between strangers. But Davie and Jordan find themselves drawn together again and again.
Against the backdrop of a city steeped in adolescent memories, Davie is haunted by his past as Jordan’s tormenter. And Jordan, preoccupied with an alcoholic brother and their family’s shattered relationships, already has enough on his plate. A fragile intimacy blossoms between these two men, but can anyone ever be free of their past?
“Exquisite . . . tender and romantic and yet searing with gritty reality” —Sunday Post
“Emotionally resonant tale of family dynamics and the complex, fragile intimacies that come from childhood shame and secrets.” —Scotland on Sunday