The Tongue She Speaks

Glasgow. 2007. Emo culture is thriving, but fifteen-year-old Cathy OKellys world couldnt be more insular. Its her first day at high school. Bullied out of primary, shes got a new start after two years being taught at home by her Mammy. Shes 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 doesnt wear a tracksuit. Marks a third year in an oversized hoodie and Converse. A poet. Or so he wants to be. When he learns of Cathys dream, hes makes it his mission to tear it down and win her admiration. Will a chance encounter with a punk band at Glasgows seminal underage club save her? Or will a different kind of bully push Cathy further into herself?