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Asboville
Danny Rhodes
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Description for Asboville
Paperback. When JB is served with an ASBO and sent to paint beach huts in Kent, it looks as if he has a chance to turn his life around. But then he encounters Moey and his gang. Only his attraction to Sal gives him a reason to keep going. But a storm is coming that threatens to shatter his hopes and destroy the relationship that could redeem him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
'An excellent debut novel, definitely in my top ten of the year.' - Scott Pack, The Bookseller
'Rhodes asks important questions about social justice, but also tells a compelling human story. An impressive debut' - Mary Fitzgerald, New Statesman, 20 October 2006
'A-S-B-O - you think that makes you special. But it doesn't. It means you were stupid enough to get caught, that's all. I should have one. I should have the biggest ASBO there is. I want a poster with my face on.'
When JB is served with an ASBO for joy-riding and sent to paint ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Maia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904559221
SKU
V9781904559221
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Ref
99-50
About 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Asboville
'An excellent debut novel, definitely in my top ten books of the year' Scott Pack (formerly Head of Fiction, Waterstone's), The Bookseller