Praise for The Backstreets of Purgatory

The Backstreets of Purgatory by Helen Taylor

‘Taylor’s talent dazzles… a compelling and deeply affecting debut that lingers in the reader’s imagination long after the covers are closed’ Louder Than War

‘A Scottish novel of significance and I cannot recommend it enough.’ Scots Whay Hae

‘Fascinating and incredibly funny… a bold new voice in Scottish fiction.’ 17 Degrees Magazine

‘A sublime mixture of humour and darkness, grittiness and beauty.’ A Little Book Problem

‘Her mellifluous prose is a joy to read.’ Tears in the Fence

Further praise for The Backstreets of Purgatory in Glasgow’s Westender Magazine, New York’s W42St Magazine, Undiscovered Scotland and others. Loads of people have been blogging about it. Thanks to An Artful Sequence of Words, Live and Deadly, Reflections of a Reader, Victoria Colotta, Varietats. Feature articles in Westender Magazine, Lancaster University Alumni News, Nastasya Parker and the Montrose Review and more.

Unbound, 12 July 2018, ISBN 978-1-78352-555-3, Hardback. 

Available in all good bookshops and from Amazon, Waterstones, Hive and Unbound



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