Carol Craig subjects Glasgow's post-industrial image to a long-overdue scrutiny. The city's motto rings out 'Let Glasgow Flourish' yet this book powerfully shows that many citizens languish as a result of mental ill-health, physical illness, deprivation, worklessness, gangs, drink and family breakdown.

The damaging effects of pronounced inequality and the corrosive dynamic which emerged within many families are exposed in powerful prose, backed by assiduous research and clear argument.

Essential reading for anyone concerned with Glagow and Scotland and for those interested in healing a fractured society.

Foreword by Tom Devine; Afterword by Phil Hanlon