{"product_id":"awaydays-paperback","title":"Awaydays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Sampson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful portrait of a time and culture, of late 70s to early 80s and football hooligan gangs, of working-class lives and men left abandoned by Thatcher's Britain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Paul Carty, 19, and his mystical, Joy Division-loving mate Elvis, life revolves around The Pack, a mob of violent Tranmere Rovers supporters. Carty and Elvis travel the Northern wastelands, always by train, causing mayhem in the 'woollyback' strongholds of Halifax, Crewe and Chesterfield. For most of the mob, The Pack is their reason for living. But Elvis, who loves Ezra Pound, and Carty, still getting over the death of his mother, are starting to get bored of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe question is: will the Pack let them go? And can they get by without each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Sampson\u003c\/b\u003e is a British novelist and screenwriter, best known for his novels \u003ci\u003eAwaydays \u003c\/i\u003e(1998), \u003ci\u003ePowder \u003c\/i\u003e(1999) and \u003ci\u003eStars Are \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStars\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). He began his career in the music industry by writing gig reviews for \u003ci\u003eNME \u003c\/i\u003ein the 80s and has written for\u003ci\u003e i-D, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eArena, Sounds, Time Out \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. He was part of Produce Records, who had a string of Top 40 hits in the 90s including The Farm's 'Groovy Train' and 'All Together Now'. His screenwriting credits include \u003ci\u003eAnne \u003c\/i\u003e(ITV, 2022), \u003ci\u003eThe Hunt for Raoul Moat \u003c\/i\u003e(2023) and the film adaption of \u003ci\u003eAwaydays \u003c\/i\u003e(2009). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@ksampsonwrite\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266761015545,"sku":"9781837261895","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/x7yRkcE9eE9781837261895.webp?v=1768857271","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/awaydays-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}