First edition. Tall 8vo. Pp. ix, 469. Publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine; maroon endpapers. Dustjacket cover design by Suzanne Dean. A limited issue of 100 signed copies, and the trade paperback edition were issued simultaneously.
Signed and dated by the Author on the title page.
A 2001 New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Author's fourth novel. The story of four boys growing up in the Edinburgh schemes, focussing on the loyalties, the shared experiences and the secrets that glue them together well into their thirties. "Welsh is at the top of his game." –The Face