Betty Feathers!

Looking at the collection, I think it’s only the first story that features Old Filth and Terry Veneering, but it is definitely worth seeking out!

And short stories set in the same world (The People on Privilege Hill)

Also, Beryl Bainbridge..

She is sensationally good, isn’t she? Her short stories are marvellous too, ‘The Great, Grand Soap-Water Kick’ is an all-time favourite.

This photo doesn’t really do it justice, it has a lovely lustre

It’s gorgeous, isn’t it? I work in an indie bookshop and it’s one of those rare silver bullet books, beloved by the full spectrum of booksellers with wildly differing reading tastes.

And your description is just perfect, Rose 🩷 Let us also rejoice at the delightful news that Beryl’s backlist is being re-published by Daunt Books, beginning next year!

This is utterly magnificent and one of the most Liverpool Gothic things I’ve ever seen

Ooh, it includes one of my favourite Fremlins, ‘Her Number On It’. The Dead Ink anthology is very good too..