Alternately hilarious, shocking and sad, Crystal Jeans' latest novel is set in Cardiff. But perhaps not the Cardiff the urban planners would use in their shiny advertising campaigns. Lit up with authentic characters and appealing voices, and the full gamut of human relationships platonic, romantic a...

Alternately hilarious, shocking and sad, Crystal Jeans' latest novel is set in Cardiff. But perhaps not the Cardiff the urban planners would use in their shiny advertising campaigns. Lit up with authentic characters and appealing voices, and the full gamut of human relationships platonic, romantic and sexual this is an unputdownable journey into the underside of contemporary Wales. -- Honno