Length9h 18m
About this audiobook
The toaster bites Lewis Campbell on a Tuesday. It isn't plugged in.
At sixteen, Lewis wants to be the kind of repairer who never has to admit a mistake. At MEND, a Partick repair shop, he has found a silver capsule that makes worn things look new in seconds. Then his grandfather's treasured sewing machine begins to come apart.
Finn, the shop's infuriatingly careful apprentice, knows more than he is saying. Iona, an Edinburgh filmmaker, has caught something she may not have the right to show. And the company supplying the capsules promises to make everything good as new.
But the old wear was home to something living. Before Lewis can put things right, he must admit what he did.
A funny, unsettling Scottish fantasy about imperfect work, stubborn love and the cost of a shortcut.
Digitally narrated using ElevenLabs.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, Young Adult
Length9 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 14, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
16Chapter 15 — Manifests
2Chapter 1 — The Toaster
17Chapter 16 — The Japanning
3Chapter 2 — Like New
18Chapter 17 — Nobody Need Know
4Chapter 3 — Beds
19Chapter 18 — The Wheel
5Chapter 4 — Freepost
20Chapter 19 — The List
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6Chapter 5 — The Demonstration
21Chapter 20 — Consent
7Chapter 6 — The Kettle
22Chapter 21 — Guisers
8Chapter 7 — The Showroom
23Chapter 22 — Two Hands
9Chapter 8 — Bluntness
24Chapter 23 — Reading
10Chapter 9 — Returns
25Chapter 24 — The Wee Man
11Chapter 10 — The Van
26Chapter 25 — Footage
12Chapter 11 — Pouches
27Chapter 26 — Bonfire Night
13Chapter 12 — Made Good
28A Note on the Book
14Chapter 13 — The Hour That Happened Twice
29Closing Credits
15Chapter 14 — Vap Poya
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