Little Christine Poulson to be caught outside after

to be caught outside after dark means almost certain death

Now all he wants to do is get some money and disappear

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2010 MAN BOOKER PRIZE

A Decent Ride sees Irvine Welsh back on home turf

from drag queens and criminals to the bedridden Professor and Lance O'Hara

Little Christine Poulson to be caught outside afterCOMES WITH POSTCARD 'Don't miss this eccentric charmer' (Margaret Atwood) Delightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical (Eleanor Catton, author of The Luminaries) 'Edward Carey is one of the strangest writers we are privileged to have in this country (The Observer) 'If this were music, Carey would be Eric Satie. If it were film, he would be Tim Burton (Newsday) The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary