{"product_id":"this-road-is-red","title":"This Road is Red","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover This Road is Red — a compelling story from Luath Press.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers seeking authentic Scottish voices and meaningful narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-sleek-node-id=\"e2ZtVs\"\u003eS\u003cspan data-sleek-node-id=\"zlemQm\"\u003ehortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year award 2011.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"i817LA\"\u003eIt is 1964. Red Road is rising out of the fields. To the families who move in, it is a dream and a shining future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"4OeID8\"\u003eIt is 2010. The Red Road Flats are scheduled for demolition. Inhabited only by intrepid asylum seekers and a few stubborn locals, the once vibrant scheme is tired and out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"a867fi\"\u003eBetween these dates are the people who filled the flats with laughter, life and drama. Their stories are linked by the buildings; the sway and buffet of the tower blocks in the wind, the creaky lifts, the views and the vertigo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"tkLKdo\"\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"QvF7kG\"\u003eThis Road is Red\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling and subtle novel of Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"gCHJeg\"\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"dWgmCF\"\u003eIn \u003c\/em\u003e'This Road Is Red',\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"Jpx9vw\"\u003e Alison Irvine does for Glasgow what Irvine Welsh has done for Edinburgh - imagining a city through its fringes, fearlessly and without frills. In fact, \u003c\/em\u003e'This Road Is Red'\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"0K4nNO\"\u003e goes one better than \u003c\/em\u003e'Trainspotting'\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"HynGns\"\u003e by bringing to life a whole scheme in the sky, not through the interconnected tales of a handful of individuals, but by opening a hundred windows onto a whole community across two generations, so that the reader can hear a town talking on every page. Her book is publicised as a novel but plays with the conventions of non-fiction, including what appear to be direct testimonials of people who first lived in the flats when they were erected in 1964, to those at the end. It s a combination that works well...\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong data-sleek-node-id=\"agxq93\"\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"jwo0OZ\"\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"7jll9C\"\u003eIt sounds odd to talk of a book providing an obituary for a housing scheme, but in many ways that is exactly what \u003c\/em\u003eThis Road is Red\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"iXXWsY\"\u003e is doing: and in the process helping record a way of life that is about to disappear.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong data-sleek-node-id=\"ZI6AHd\"\u003eUNDISCOVERED SCOTLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"Fmwmsg\"\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"smaUNE\"\u003eThis is a beautifully written tale of life in a high-rise housing scheme . . . Alison Irvine's first book is a fine tribute to the people of the Red Road and a great account of how human solidarity can prevail in even the bleakest circumstances.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong data-sleek-node-id=\"UOQF60\"\u003eTHE SOCIALIST REVIEW - WILLY MALEY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"dFnYSX\"\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"1oX3nM\"\u003eIrvine's stories are by turns sad, frightening, moving, dark, occasionally wickedly funny and always compelling. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong data-sleek-node-id=\"CXIeyT\"\u003eThe Morning Star\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Why You'll Love This Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthentic voice and compelling narrative.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Luath Press, Scotland's leading independent publisher.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRich insights into Scottish life and culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers seeking meaningful stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Author --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALISON IRVINE was born in London to Antipodean parents. She moved to Glasgow in 2005 to study an MLitt in Creative Writing at Glasgow University, where she gained a distinction, and has lived in Glasgow ever since. \u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"FJAH9N\"\u003e \u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"6E71kN\"\u003eShe writes fiction and creative non-fiction. Her debut novel This Road is Red was shortlisted for the Saltire First Book of the Year award. Her second novel Cat Step was a BBC Radio 4 Open Book Editor’s Choice. \u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"o14Z2M\"\u003e \u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"or9YTJ\"\u003eAlison was Highly Commended in the 2024 Wigtown Book Festival Anne Brown Essay Prize for her non-fiction essay on Cumbernauld Town Centre. She has been the recipient of a Scottish Arts Council New Writer’s Award as well as Creative Scotland funding to support several writing projects. Her writing has been published widely including New Writing Scotland, Gutter, Mslexia, The Herald, The Guardian and The Big Issue. \u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"kR0mgd\"\u003e \u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"eqas8s\"\u003eShe is the writer in the artist collective Recollective www.recollective.org.uk and works regularly with photographer Chris Leslie and illustrator Mitch Miller. \u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"t4OPw4\"\u003e \u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"cP0emn\"\u003eAlison lives with her husband and two of her three daughters and works as a trainer for the Scottish Book Trust’s Reading is Caring programme, training carers and health professionals to use shared reading with people living with dementia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Publication Details --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Luath Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 01 November 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320 pages (Ebook edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (Ebook):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781910324622\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- FAQ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I access my ebook?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and log in using the same email you used at checkout. 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