Every book tells a story . . . And the 70 titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth and quality that formed part of the original Penguin vision in 1935 and that continue to define our publishing today. Together, they tell one version of the unique story of Penguin Books.James Kelman is one of nine Booker Prize winners to feature on Penguin's 2005 publishing schedule - but in every other way he is unique. His bitingly witty brand of unflinching realism with abrasive, often wildly inventive language has made him one of the most influential writers of his generation not just in Scotland but throughout the world. In Where I Was, Kelman introduces us to a superb collection of memorable characters, down on their luck but far from hopeless.