‘A searing, incendiary and highly original debut novel. Don’t try reading this if you are, have been or are planning to be intoxicated. It will probably kill you.’ —Irvine Welsh
Jools is a man under attack—from within:
He could sense another’s proximity in the pitch darkness of the bedroom. It moved towards Jools, who was trembling like a child, then it started to enter his body. He let out a scream as the head of the dark shape squeezed into his.
The One is a first novel of rare power and originality. It takes the reader to a place that has never been
documented in this way before—inside the mind of someone suffering the torments of schizophrenia. Written
with a sure grasp of the Edinburgh vernacular and a merciful leavening of black humour, it grips like a thriller
from beginning to end.
Paul Reed has lived in Muirhouse, Edinburgh all his life. The One is his first novel, and is based on a true story. He recently published Elemental, a practical self-help book for those suffering from mental stress or illness.
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