Catch the Moments as They Fly

To be launched at Waterstones, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow in September 23; Strachan is a household figure in the Scottish literary and theatre scenes, and being a journalist means she is able to pull reviews from local and national presses; Zoe Strachan's previous titles include: Negative Space (Picador), Spin Cycle (Picador) and Ever Fallen in Love (Sandstone Press); To be showcased at several UK literary festivals, with author keen to tour; Strachan teaches at the University of Glasgow's creative writing programme, with several events at the university planned for the book

Spanning the 1930s to the 1960s, Catch the Moments as They Fly is a vividly realised portrait of class, ambition and womanhood in a rapidly changing Scotland. Told in Strachan's subtle and delicate prose, it is a radiant work of fiction.Today Rena is going to change her life... Rena Jarvie is ahead of her time. Ambitious, attractive, and determined her family escape their shameful past. When she moves to a new town and marries the charming and cosmopolitan Bobby Young, doors finally begin to open. But as Bobby already knows, some things cannot be run from. Spanning the 1930s to the 1960s, Catch the Moments as They Fly is an assured portrait of a rapidly changing Scotland, vivid with humour, and hardship, and love.