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SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND''S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2025 ''A deeper look into the loneliness of modern masculinity. Superb'' - DOUGLAS STUART, author of SHUGGIE BAIN ''I was so moved'' - ANNIE MACMANUS, author of MOTHER MOTHER ''Far and away the best debut novel I''ve read in a very long time'' - JOHN NIVEN, author of O BROTHER ''Nobody writes wee guys like Chris McQueer'' - CALLUM MCSORLEY, author of SQUEAKY CLEAN ''A dreadful - but masterful - read'' - ALICE SLATER, author of DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER Since dropping out of school three years ago with no qualifications, no pals and no ambition, Jamie Skelton spends most of his days asleep and most of his nights playing video games with his online friend, Lee, occasionally making the journey downstairs to the kitchen for a microwave burger. He hasn''t left the