{"product_id":"9781837261895","title":"Awaydays","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Sampson, Kevin \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 August 2024 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Canons' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 180 x 16 | 166g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am the product of a blank generation. I live for kicks. I live for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirkenhead, 1979. The Pack, a violent mob of Stanley-knife-wielding football hooligans, follow their team across the Northern wastelands to their away games - earning a reputation as the nastiest crew in the Third Division. For the young working-class men with no way out, their lives revolve around the fashion, the music and the mayhem. But for two of them, Carty and Elvis, escaping towards a different future might mean leaving each other behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuickly gaining cult status when first published, Awaydays is both a powerful evocation of a time and a culture, and a poignant coming-of-age story about finding your identity, escaping your circumstances and the unspoken intensity of male friendships.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45802723148035,"sku":"9781837261895","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781837261895.jpg?v=1731409250","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781837261895","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}