{"product_id":"9781846976919","title":"Atypical Girl : Punk rock, Liverpool, and trying to be normal","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Penny Kiley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 March 2026 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages, b\/w throughout\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 21 | 220g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s 1977, and punk rock has just hit Liverpool. The legendary Eric's club is home to the city's rebels, posers and misfits. It’s a place of attitude, adventure and new possibilities, and it changes lives. Some become pop stars; Penny Kiley becomes a music journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story traces Penny's relationship with the music scene from the turbulent political 1980s into the changing culture of the 21st century. Throughout these years, she never stops being a misfit, and the question remains: how do you navigate normal life when punk is dead and you don't know you're autistic?Atypical Girl begins as a coming-of-age story and ends as a midlife reinvention. What unites them is a search for identity and the role that music plays in all our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Featuring encounters with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Echo \u0026amp; The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes,  Paul McCartney, The Cramps, Jonathan Richman, Tracey Thorn and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47997773578499,"sku":"9781846976919","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781846976919.jpg?v=1777031299","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781846976919","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}