Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
The Voids
- Narrated by: Robin Laing
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
The Voids
Buy Now for £13.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
A Book to Look Out For in 2022 for BBC, i-D MAGAZINE, and Foyles.
‘After a couple of weeks, I found myself standing outside the voids in the middle of the night listening for human activity, for any sign of life at all. Voids are flats that have been vacated, that will never be lived in again. But there never were any signs of life. Only the wind whistling through vacant interiors.'
In a condemned tower block in Glasgow, residents slowly trickle away until a young man is left alone with only the angels and devils in his mind for company. Stumbling from one surreal situation to the next, he encounters others on the margins of society, finding friendship and camaraderie wherever it is offered, grappling with who he is and what shape his future might take.
The Voids is an unsparing story of modern-day Britain, told with brilliant flashes of humour and humanity.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about The Voids
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Buns
- 10-07-22
Excellent work
Very well written beautiful prose filled with touching , Deep quotations,the storyline is realistic and raw . One of the best books I’ve read .
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Alan Hay
- 15-02-23
Very funny, heartbreaking, and wonderfully surreal
Not the journey I expected to be taken on at all - I very rarely find a book that can make me laugh out loud and also shed a tear. Robin Laing does exactly enough to give each character a voice without ever overdoing it. Highly recommended.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Sharon Patrick
- 26-09-22
Outstanding
Was took on a journey to finish to end, can’t wait for next book.
Well done 🫶
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!