PermafrostPermafrost's no bullshit lesbian narrator is an uninhibited lover and a wickedly funny observer of modern life. Desperate to get out of Barcelona, she goes to Brussels, 'because a city whose symbol is a little boy pissing was a city I knew I would like'. As an au pair in Scotland, she develops a hatred of the colour green. Everywhere she goes, she tries to break out of the roles set for her by family and society, chasing escape wherever it can be