Marabou Stork Nightmares
Author: Irvine Welsh
Roy Strang is engaged in a strange quest in a surrealist South Africa. His mission is to eradicate an evil predator-scavenger bird, the marabou stork, before it drives away the peace-loving flamingo from the picturesque Lake Torto.,,But behind this world lies another: the world of Roy’s bizarre family, the Scottish housing scheme in which he grew up, his mundane job, a disa….Read More
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