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Однажды ночью Люси Бреннан, тренер по фитнесу, совершила благородный поступок: рискуя жизнью, остановила опасного психа, который, размахивая пистолетом, преследовал двух беззащитных бродяг. Но ни одно доброе дело не остается безнаказанным, и вот уже СМИ, вознесшие Люси на пьедестал, готовы поменять недавних героев и злодеев ролями. А единственный свидетель происшедшего, страдая от ожирения и клинической депрессии, решает записаться к Люси в фитнес-клуб, чтобы быть поближе к своей героине...

Однажды ночью Люси Бреннан, тренер по фитнесу, совершила благородный поступок: рискуя жизнью, остановила опасного психа, который, размахивая пистолетом, преследовал двух беззащитных бродяг. Но ни одно доброе дело не остается безнаказанным, и вот уже СМИ, вознесшие Люси на пьедестал, готовы поменять недавних героев и злодеев ролями. А единственный свидетель происшедшего, страдая от ожирения и клинической депрессии, решает записаться к Люси в фитнес-клуб, чтобы быть поближе к своей героине... Впервые на русском - первый роман шотландского классика, действие которого происходит не в Шотландии и даже не в Англии, а в США, под жарким солнцем…

When Lucy Brennan, a Miami Beach personal-fitness trainer, disarms an apparently crazed gunman chasing two frightened homeless men along a deserted causeway at night, the police and the breaking-news cameras are not far behind. Within hours, Lucy becomes a hero. Her celebrity is short-lived, though: the "crazed gunman," turns out to be a victim of child sexual abuse and the two men are serial pedophiles. The solitary eye-witness, the depressed and overweight Lena Sorenson, thrilled by Lucy's heroism and decisiveness, becomes obsessed with the trainer and enrolls as a client at her Bodysculpt gym. It quickly becomes clear that Lena is…

Meet Lucy Brennan — an aggressive personal trainer who has just become a media hero after taking down a would-be gunman in Miami. The one witness to the daring rescue is Lena Sorensen — an overweight depressive who is becoming increasingly obsessed with Lucy… Irvine Welsh’s latest creation captures the two great obsessions of our time — how we look and where we live — and tells a story so subversive and dark it blacks out the Florida sun.

Lesbian passion, clinical obesity, murder, conjoined twins, and huge servings of food, sex and filthy language: it’s the brand-new Irvine Welsh... When Lucy Brennan, a Miami Beach personal-fitness trainer, disarms an apparently crazed gunman chasing two frightened homeless men along a deserted causeway at night, the police and the breaking-news cameras are not far behind. Within hours, Lucy becomes a hero. Her celebrity is short-lived, though: the "crazed gunman", Sean McCandless, turns out to be a victim of child sexual abuse and the two men are serial paedophiles. The solitary eye-witness, the depressed and overweight Lena Sшrensen,…

When Lucy Brennan, a Miami Beach personal-fitness trainer, disarms a gunman chasing two frightened homeless men, the police and the breaking-news cameras are not far behind and, within hours, Lucy is a media hero. The solitary eye-witness is the depressed and overweight Lena Sorensen, who becomes obsessed with Lucy and signs up as her client - though she seems more interested in the trainer's body than her own. When the two women find themselves more closely aligned, and can't stop thinking about the sex lives of Siamese twins, the real problems start...In the aggressive, foul-mouthed trainer, Lucy Brennan, and the needy, manipulative Lena…

When Lucy Brennan, a Miami Beach personal-fitness trainer, disarms a gunman chasing two frightened homeless men, the police and the breaking-news cameras are not far behind and, within hours, Lucy is a media hero. The solitary eye-witness is the depressed and overweight Lena Sorensen, who becomes obsessed with Lucy and signs up as her client – though she seems more interested in the trainer's body than her own. When the two women find themselves more closely aligned, and can't stop thinking about the sex lives of Siamese twins, the real problems start... In the aggressive, foul-mouthed trainer, Lucy Brennan, and the needy, manipulative…

When Lucy Brennan, a Miami Beach personal fitness trainer, disarms a gunman chasing two frightened homeless men, the police and the breaking-news cameras are not far behind and, within hours, Lucy is a media hero. The solitary eye-witness is the depressed and overweight Lena Sorensen, who becomes obsessed with Lucy and signs up as her client - though she seems more interested in the trainer’s body than her own. When the two women find themselves more closely aligned, and can’t stop thinking about the sex lives of Siamese twins, the real problems start.... In the aggressive, foul-mouthed trainer Lucy Brennan, and the needy,…