Blurred Faces

<p><strong>From Scotland's National Book Awards and McKitterick Prize shortlisted author Allan Radcliffe</strong></p><p></p><p><em>'I mean it's nothing really. An old face from the past.'</em></p><p></p><p>Two men meet on a dating app. It's supposed to be a casual encounter between strangers. Jordan is only back in Edinburgh to visit his complicated family and Davie is reeling from a painful breakup.</p><p></p><p>Yet Davie recognises Jordan as someone he knew long ago when they were both closeted teenagers at the same school. Back then Jordan was relentlessly bullied - and Davie was one of the bullies. But Jordan doesn't remember him at all.</p><p></p><p>Against the backdrop of a city steeped in memories Davie and Jordan find themselves drawn together again and again. A fragile intimacy blossoms between them but can anyone ever be free of their past?</p><p></p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR ALLAN RADCLIFFE'S WRITING</strong></p><p><em>'Each and every sentence has been so elegantly penned' </em>-<em>The Scots Magazine</em></p><p><em>'So gentle so warm so human'</em> -Rick O'Shea</p><p><em>'There is much to admire... from the elegance and economy of the writing to the understanding of the emotional difficulties'</em> -The Scotsman</p>