Alan Spence: Its Colours They Are Fine [2018] paperback SSCFI She learned that nothing -

She learned that nothing - even the best palliative care - can sugar-coat the pain of losing someone you love

can create a vicious circle that has serious implications for our long-term health

and grandiosity that characterize all such messianic visions

the longest tenure of any head of a British government department during the twentieth century

I'm going to lamb all the lambs

Alan Spence: Its Colours They Are Fine [2018] paperback SSCFI She learned that nothing -A classic of short fiction, Alan Spence's celebrated debut collection, first published in 1977, brings Glasgow to vibrant life and captures the spirit of the city as it teetered on the brink of change. From childhood Christmases in small tenement flats and games played on scrubland, to Orange Walks on bright Saturday afternoons and Thursday nights in dark, pulsing dancehalls, these interlinked stories vividly evoke the city and its inhabitants young