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The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas
David F. Ross
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Description for The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas
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When a young Ayrshire band unexpectedly hits the big time with the smash hit record of 1984, everything looks rosy, despite their delusional young manager and a thwarted plot to kidnap Boy George. What could possibly go wrong? The riotously funny, heartwarming, and deeply poignant second book in the bestselling Disco Days Trilogy.
***Now adapted for the stage by Scotland’s Borderline Theatre Co. and the Ayr Gaiety theatre***
'This band would definitely bring on Stockholm Syndrome' Boy George
’An astonishing tour de force’ John Niven
‘A great white-knuckle read set ... Read more
When a young Ayrshire band unexpectedly hits the big time with the smash hit record of 1984, everything looks rosy, despite their delusional young manager and a thwarted plot to kidnap Boy George. What could possibly go wrong? The riotously funny, heartwarming, and deeply poignant second book in the bestselling Disco Days Trilogy.
***Now adapted for the stage by Scotland’s Borderline Theatre Co. and the Ayr Gaiety theatre***
'This band would definitely bring on Stockholm Syndrome' Boy George
’An astonishing tour de force’ John Niven
‘A great white-knuckle read set ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orenda Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
288g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910633373
SKU
V9781910633373
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About David F. Ross
David F. Ross was born in Glasgow in 1964 and has lived in Kilmarnock for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, an architect by day, and a hilarious social-media commentator, author and enabler by night. His debut novel The Last Days of Disco was shortlisted for the Authors ... Read more
Reviews for The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas
'Crucially Ross's novel succeeds in balancing light and dark, in that it can leap smoothly from brutal social realism to laugh-out-loud humour within a few sentences. It is a triumphant debut novel, which announces a real new talent on the Scottish literary scene' Press and Journal
"More than just a nostalgic recreation of the author's youth, it's a compassionate, ... Read more
"More than just a nostalgic recreation of the author's youth, it's a compassionate, ... Read more