Its the summer of 97 and the repressed 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 doesnt take long for the Freakslaw folk to infiltrate Pitlaws grey world, where the towns 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 thats been simmering for centuries is about to be unleashed

Delightful, delirious and transgressive, this book is the wildest of carnival rides, an open-mouthed kiss with the lingering taste of candyfloss and smoke. Jane Flett has created 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