2020 novel by Douglas Stuart set in Glasgow in the 1980s and 1990s.
Provides examples of:
- Betty and Veronica: Agnes left her dependable but boring first husband, Brendan McGowan, for the swaggering Jerkass Shug Bain.
- Brotherhood of Funny Hats: Although Shug disdains football patter, he does wear a Masonic ring.
- Kitschy Themed Restaurant: Agnes and Shug stop at Western-themed bar in Blackpool.
- Maligned Mixed Marriage: Lizzie ostensibly didn't attend Agnes and Shug's wedding because she didn't believe in mixed marriages between Catholics and Protestants, but really it was because she disliked Shug.
- Remarried to the Mistress: Big Shug left his first wife and four kids to marry Agnes.
- Shout-Out:
- Agnes drunkenly sings "One Day at a Time" by Lena Martell to herself when she's in the hotel in Blackpool.
- You Must Be Cold: Early on in the book, Agnes recalls a trip to Blackpool where Shug draped his jacket over her shoulders.
