The Tongue She Speaks

Emo culture is thriving in Glasgow in 2007, but fifteen-year-old Cathy Kelly's world is insular. Her bully, a poet, wants to tear down her dream of becoming a Scots writer and win her admiration. Will a chance encounter with a punk band save her, or will a different kind of bully push her further into herself?

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 18 October 2022
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

Glasgow. 2007. Emo culture is thriving, but fifteen-year-old Cathy O'Kelly's world couldn't be more insular. It's her first day at high school. Bullied out of primary, she's got a new start after two years being taught at home by her Mammy. She's dreaming of getting the marks she needs to be a proper Scots writer and avoiding getting on the wrong side of the neds. Again.

But her bully doesn't wear a tracksuit. Marks is a third-year student in an oversized hoodie and Converse. A poet. Or so he wants to be. When he learns of Cathy's dream, he makes it his mission to tear it down – and win her admiration.

Will a chance encounter with a punk band at Glasgow's seminal underage club save her? Or will a different kind of bully push Cathy further into herself?

Weight: 270g
Dimension: 131 x 196 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804250242