Freakslaw

Discover the dazzling new queer literary horror novel about chosen family and the risks it takes to become the person you want to be. `The glittery punk offspring of Katherine Dunn's Geek Love and Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus.' Chelsea G. Summers, author of A Certain HungerA travelling funfair of seductive troublemakers arrive in a repressed Scottish town. What could possibly go wrong?It's the summer of '97 and the Scottish town of Pitlaw is itching for change. Enter the Freakslaw - a travelling funfair populated by deviant queers, a contortionist witch, the most powerful fortune teller, and other architects of mayhem. It doesn't take long for the Freakslaw folk to infiltrate Pitlaw's grey world, where the town's teenagers - none more so than Ruth and Derek - are seduced by neon charms and the possibility of escape. But beneath it all, these newcomers are harbouring a darker desire: revenge. And as tensions reach fever pitch between the stoic locals and the dazzling intruders, a violence that's been simmering for centuries is about to be unleashed.Praise for Freakslaw:`A wild, fun house of horrors - whip smart, the sharpest writing, funny, visceral and filled with vengeance. I loved it!' Rachelle Atalla, author of The Pharmacist`Delightful, delirious and transgressive. a queer punk masterpiece and we should all be so lucky to have our lives turned upside down by a visit to the Freakslaw.' Leon Craig, author of Parallel Hells`Wild, raunchy, brutal - a madcap funhouse with heart.' Liska Jacobs, author of The Pink Hotel