This collection is full of the dramatic power associated with Jackie's work, and plenty of music too. She explores the theme of identity in poems about an older generation, especially grandmothers. She introduces the reader to other brilliantly drawn characters, such as, 'The Fisherman', old Mona MacFadden, and the fierce and grim 'Mrs Dungeon Brae', whose 'face had all of Scotland's misery' 'but her cheeks were surprises - a dash of colour, a sprig of purple heather peeping over the barren hillside'. Nature and the elements play a big role too- trees, the moon, the sea, fire. Jackie's style is both muscular and lyrical - one moment witty, the next melancholic, or gently surreal - and in this brilliant collection, her poems are infused with warmth and colour- in particular, the colour RED.