Luckenbooth av Dr Jenni Fagan

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<p><b>ONE OF GRANTA MAGAZINE''S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS </b><br><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION, THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE FOR </b><b><i>THE PANOPTICON </i></b><b>and THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2021</b><br><br><b>''One of the most stunning literary experiences I''ve had in years'' Irvine Welsh</b><br><br><b>''</b><b>Dazzlingly</b><b> ambitious'' Douglas Stuart, author of <i>Shuggie Bain</i></b><br><b><br>''A gloriously transgressive novel'' Ian Rankin</b><br><br>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. <br><br>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