When Janie Ryan is born, she is destined to be the latest in a long line of Aberdeen fishwives. Ahead of her lies a life filled with feckless men, filthy council flats and bread & marge sandwiches. But Janie isn't like the rest of them. She wants a different life. And Janie, born and bred for combat, is ready to fight for it.
Introduces an irresistible new Scottish voice... Morvern Callar crossed with Shameless's Debbie. Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2012Doug kissed Ma on the side of the head and I was nudged out by the side of his face. He turned to me with a sloppy grin and I raised my hand and squeezed his big, oily nose, giving it a good twist while I shouted 'Honk! Honk!' right into his stupid face. I was thinking that at least Tony Hogan bought me an ice-cream float before he stole my ma.Tony Hogan tells the story of a Scottish childhood of filthy council flats and B&Bs, screeching women, feckless men, fags and booze and drugs, the dole queue and bread and marge sandwiches. It is also the story of an irresistible, irrepressible heroine, a dysfunctional family you can't help but adore, the absurdities of the eighties and the fierce bonds that tie people together no matter what.