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Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Harland Miller
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781841152837
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint |
Fourth Estate Ltd
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Publication Date |
2 July 2001 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The achingly funny and moving story of the dizzying highs and lows of growing up in the North of England at the height of New Wave. 1980: Billy 'Kid' Glover is seeing things in triplicate and the doc prescribes a rest cure. When he returns to Yorkshire, 'Vienna' is on the radio and, although subtle, there have been some changes. The seventies have given way to a new decade and the young folk of the old town are waiting in the cold for the opportunities that might come with it. The change is slow and not always welcome. The pits are being closed and the police can't catch the Ripper. But Ziggy Hero, David Bowie impersonator and ghost rider is planning a gig. He will prove that some things really are worth waiting for. Sex, drugs and ropey pubs: Harland Miller's unconventional rites-of-passage novel.
Author Biography
Harland Miller has been a T-shirt printer for bands such as The Fall, Bauhaus and the Jam, a model and and an escort and continues his work as an artist. He was born in Yorkshire in 1964 and now lives in London.
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