Luckenbooth

Douglas Stuart's novel "The Devil's Daughter" is a gloriously transgressive tale of Jessie, the devil's daughter, who arrives on the doorstep of an imposing tenement building and places a curse on it and its residents, lasting a century.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 12 August 2021
Publisher: Cornerstone

ONE OF GRANTA MAGAZINE'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION, THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE FOR THE PANOPTICON, AND THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2021




One of the most stunning literary experiences I've had in years, Irvine Welsh's "Dazzlingly Ambitious" Douglas Stuart, author of "Shuggie Bain," A gloriously transgressive novel. Ian Rankin, 1910, Edinburgh. Jessie, the devil's daughter, arrives on the doorstep of an imposing tenement building and knocks on a freshly painted wooden door. She has been sent by her father to bear a child for a wealthy couple, but when things go wrong, she places a curse on the building and all who live there - and it lasts a century.


Caught in the crossfire are the residents of 10 Luckenbooth Close, and they all have their own stories to tell. While the world outside is changing, inside, the curse creeps up all nine floors and through each door. Soon, the building's longest-kept secret - the truth of what happened to Jessie - will finally be heard.

Weight: 282g
Dimension: 130 x 196 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780099592198