The Barrowland Ballroom – voted 'best music venue in the UK' by musicians and artists (Time Out) – has been a cornerstone of Glasgow's live music scene for decades, embodying the city's identity and spirit.In Barrowland: the inside story of Glasgow's beloved ballroom, Alison Irvine immerses readers in the tales of the individuals behind this iconic venue, from memorable gigs to backstage moments. It's a must-read for music lovers and anyone who treasures Glasgow's magic!

Spanning the five decades since they were built up out of the cabbage fields, This Road is Red is a novel about the thousands of residents who have lived there. Each of their lives are linked to another by a character, an incident or a place with lives overlapping and connecting in a mixture of drama and domesticity. There is a fire, a suicide, a birth, a marriage, a death and a near-death. A couple of ghosts, several fights, a handful of jellies and an overdose. The book is a record of ho...

She only left her daughter in the car for a minute; just a quick minute whilst she ran into the shop. She barely thought twice about making the decision, but it soon began to consume her every thought. And not just her thoughts, but those of every neighbour, police officer and social security worker in a 15-mile radius. But this is her child. Surely she knows best? After she’d made the move to a small town in Scotland, the rolling hills and blustery beaches seemed to be the perfect backdro...

Now, aged 46, with the menopause pestering her like a clanking door in a gale, she wasn't sure how to proceed.Nina Polmont's life is changing.The on-off ex is gone, her sister is back from New Zealand and her step-daughter has come home. At the same time her parents' marriage is falling apart, her niece has estranged herself and the music teacher who broke her heart thirty years ago suddenly wants to see her. Add hormones. Add night sweats. Add desire. And add the ...