Bruise: A Novel

"In a novel of contrasting savagery and tenderness, Adrian Markle’s debut novel is light on its feet." —Wyl Menmuir, Booker-longlisted author of The Draw of the Sea

An understated but fierce novel of family, sport and growing up, Adrian Markle’s debut tells the story of an injured MMA fighter who returns to his coastal hometown.

Arriving on the Greyhound, six months late for his father’s funeral, Jamie Stuart is injured but unwilling to declare himself retired from the MMA fighting career tha...