‘There’s an Edinburgh-based author who’s now written three books cataloguing "schemie" culture in Scotland. Books depicting the dead-end aimlessness of lives lived on the margins, whose predominantly male cast find escape in drink, dope, and a day at the footie. Those of you who think Irvine Welsh, take 10 demerits’ – Independent
‘Legge’s fiction admits no New Man nonsense. These guys were born to bollock referees, go on male bonding benders and procreate’ – The Scotsman
Gordon Legge’s second novel, the hugely entertaining follow-up to In Between Talking About the Football, serves up a slice of small-town life. Carol worries about her dad; Hazel worries about Andy; Deke is looking for the big contract; Dunx is looking for a piece of toast, and Gary is looking for a woman. Oh, and there’s Fids and Heather as well. Don’t forget about Fids and Heather.
With characteristic humour and bite, Legge delves into the world of work, friendship, football, and music collections to come up with a witty and laconic look at the stuff of ordinary life.
Gordon Legge was brought up in Grangemouth and now lives and works in Edinburgh. His first novel, The Shoe, was published in 1990 and shortlisted for the Scotsman/Saltire First Book of the Year. He won a Scottish Arts Council Award for his collection of short stories, In Between Talking about the Football, in 1992. He has recently featured in the Children of Albion Rovers, and the Rovers Return short-story anthologies. 
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