The Tongue She Speaks

Glasgow. 2007. Emo culture is thriving, but fifteen-year-old Cathy O''Kelly''s world couldn''t be more insular. It''s her first day at high school. Bullied out of primary, she''s got a new start after two years being taught at home by her Mammy. She''s dreaming of getting the marks she needs to be a proper Scots writer and avoiding getting on the wrong side of the neds. Again. But her bully doesn''t wear a tracksuit. Mark''s a third year in an oversized hoodie and Converse. A poet. Or so he wants to be. When he learns of Cathy''s dream, he''s makes it his mission to tear it down — and win her admiration.Will a chance encounter with a punk band at Glasgow''s seminal underage club save her? Or will a different kind of bully push Cathy further into herself?