Only Here, Only Now

Tom Newlands

Fife, in the blazing hot summer of 1994. Cora Mowat's mates don't understand her, but then Cora Mowat doesn't understand herself. She's stuck on a seaside council estate full of dafties, old folk and seagulls, with a thousand dreams and a restless brain that won't behave. She's dying to escape but unsure of what the future holds - if it holds anything at all for a girl like her. When her Mam's new boyfriend moves in, tensions rise in their tiny house. Gunner means well, but he's dodgy - a shaven-headed shoplifter with more than a few secrets stashed under the bed. As their attempts to forge a makeshift family unravel, Cora rails against her small-town existence in search of love, acceptance and a path to something good. But sometimes you can't move forward until you find your way back.

Author(s): Newlands, Tom
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 26/06/2025
Pagination: 392 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Phoenix
Published By: Phoenix
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction|Poverty & unemployment|Narrative theme: Coming of age|Family life fiction
Dimensions: 198x128x24
Weight: 300
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781399607919