{"product_id":"skagboys-9780393345056","title":"Skagboys","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrequel to the best-selling phenomenon \u003cem\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/em\u003e, this exhilarating and moving novel shows how Welsh’s colorful miscreants first went wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The cumulative force of \u003cem\u003eSkagboys\u003c\/em\u003e is something close to magnificent…An extraordinary piece of work.\" -- Sam Leith - Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\"Nearly 20 years after \u003cem\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/em\u003e, Welsh delivers a stunning prequel that shows how his characters got hooked on heroin…Though Welsh's characters are younger, he is older, and his writing has become even more nuanced…A haunting and important book that deserves serious attention.\" -- Keir Graff - Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\"Careening between boisterous, belligerent, hilarious, and maudlin emotional registers like a drunk at a party, this novel has a dizzy energy.\" -- Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\"Welsh wants us to know these guys, to feel their humanity…the novel is nothing short of a masterpiece.\" -- Katie Haegele - Philadelphia Inquirer","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525145633111,"sku":"9780393345056","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/skagboys-9780393345056","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}