Hope That Kills Us, The

‘a collection straight out of the top drawer' – Metro

‘This is a book to take with you everywhere, to read anywhere: in bed, in the coffee shop, on the train to matches.' – The Scotsman

‘This is a class act, the best showing from a Scottish side in decades.' – The Herald

Scottish football is the weirdest of organisms, simultaneously compelling and repulsive in equal measure. The Hope That Kills Us was originally conceived by the Glasgow-based design company FREIGHT and brings together specially commissioned stories from some of Scotland's best contemporary writers. Each story in this collection examines, from its own unique viewpoint, the participants, observers, experience and emotion that feed our nation’s obsession. This expanded edition includes several new pieces.

The Hope That Kills Us includes stories by:
Alan Spence, Des Dillon, Denise Mina, Gordon Legge, Laura Hird, Linda Cracknell, Alan Bissett, Suhayl Saadi, Andrew C. Ferguson, Jim Carruthers, Billy Cornwall and Colin Clark.