A Decent Ride
Irvine Welsh
Jonathon Cape
An irreverent plunge into an Edinburgh not covered in the guide books by renowned Edinburgh writer Irvine Welsh. Welsh, who has had a number of his previous novels adapted into feature films, was shortlisted for the 2002 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year award for Porno as well as winning the 1994 Scottish Arts Council Book Award for Trainspotting.