Summary
“Rhodes’ depiction of disaster and ensuring PTSD has the ring of authenticity: he was at Hillsborough that fateful day” DAILY MAIL
“A remarkable thing to read. It has immense power and is utterly compelling” SCOTT PACK
In 1989, 18-year-old John Finch spends his Saturdays following Nottingham Forest up and down the country, and the rest of the week trudging the streets of his hometown as a postal worker. Leading inexorably towards the FA Cup se…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910050538 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910050539 |
| Author: | Danny Rhodes |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
Danny Rhodes’ spare prose is convincing … he asks important questions about social justice, but also tells a compellingly human story. * New Statesman *If you watched football in teh 1980s, you’ll want to read it. If you started watching the game post-Hillsborough, you MUST read it. – Steven Wilson * Match of the Day commentator *Rhodes depiction of disaster and ensuing PTSD has the ring of authenticity: he was at Hillsborough that fateful day. * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Danny Rhodes
Danny Rhodes grew up in Grantham, Lincolnshire before moving to Kent in 1994 to attend university in Canterbury. He has lived in the cathedral city ever since. After a number of his short stories appeared in magazines on both sides of the Atlantic his debut novel, Asboville, was published in October 2006. Well received by critics, it was selected as a Waterstones Paperback of the Year and it has been adapted for BBC Films by the dramatist Nick Leather. Rhodes’ second novel Soldier Boy was published in February 2009. Fan is Danny’s third novel, and he continues to write short stories in a variety of genres.
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