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'A fascinating book, a hilarious book and a horrifying one. On the surface it is a vivid, funny memoir of growing up in 1970s Lancashire; a wry treatise on the British class system; a hymn to traditions, rituals, ways of life and habits of thought which are already sliding into oblivion. At its core, however, lies something darker, much harder to talk about, and profoundly disturbing. It's a book which blew me away and shook me to the core.'
Jonathan Coe, author of The Rotters' Club

'Fascinating - an honest and funny book about a clever kid growing up in the North and the long-ranging effects of trauma.'
Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love

'An incredibly powerful book about addiction, music, politics and books and the long road to recovery.'
Julie Hesmondhalgh, Guardian

'Devastating and wonderful . . . Like John Healy's The Grass Arena, Graham Caveney's book is an instant classic.'
Howard Cunnell, author of Fathers and Sons