The Waiting

One wintry day in Edinburgh, elderly Lizzie opens her door to Rachel, a young Swiss woman with stigmata-marked palms. Invading Lizzie’s snug existence of dog walks, Cafe Noirs and Glacier Mints,Rachel forces Lizzie to take stock, forces her to relive her friendship with the late Marlene, Rachel’s grandmother – wild, unscrupulous, unprincipled Marlene, who could charm birds out of trees and whose love of life, luxury, liquor and fun has kept Lizzie in thrall all these years.A classic Edinburgh novel, The Waiting is a unique blend of fiction and historical fact from the 1930s to the present day.