Can Nothing Save Us?

An epic American family saga … This is a bold and ambitious work, in which Welsh deftly shifts point of view with confidence and conviction … expansive, compelling and heartfelt … a literary triumph * Guardian *
A new book by Irvine Welsh is always an event … No living author is as entertaining to read * GQ *
In his portrayal of family and city, Welsh clearly intends them to encapsulate a dying America – the other sense of the title’s ‘Us’ … [A] state-of-the-union satire * The Times, Best Thrillers to Read Now *
Riveting. Beneath the mayhem and morbid humour is a serious – if ultimately unanswerable – question: if everything is broken what, if anything, can save us? * Mail on Sunday *
A story of envy, violence and generational conflict … Welsh’s greatest skill has always been cast-building, and so it is here … Each takes turns at carrying the narrative weight of the novel, and each is allowed a rich inner life and complicated outer relations * Financial Times *
So propulsive … about as much fun as you can have between two book covers * The Times (on Dead Men’s Trousers) *
Can Nothing Save Us? is a big American novel and applies the same sharp-eyed realism that Trainspotting brought to working-class Edinburgh to Trump’s US. Set in the scorching heat of Las Vegas, it’s a multigenerational thriller * Guardian *
Powerful … A bracing and engaging read * Daily Telegraph (on Crime) *
A riot of vivid characters, with added political tub-thumping which betrays Welsh’s clear anxiety about where his adopted country is headed * Daily Mail *
Taut, provocative, and darkly funny, this is a compelling portrait of a family pushed to its limits * Essential Marbella *

Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written fifteen further novels, including the Sunday Times bestseller Men in Love and the Crime series, four books of shorter fiction, and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh, and Miami.

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