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Breadboy: Teenage Kicks and Tatey Bread - What Paperboy Did Next [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 198x130x28 mm, kaal: 276 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 04-Mar-2013
  • Kirjastus: Blackstaff Press Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0856409103
  • ISBN-13: 9780856409103
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 198x130x28 mm, kaal: 276 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 04-Mar-2013
  • Kirjastus: Blackstaff Press Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0856409103
  • ISBN-13: 9780856409103
Teised raamatud teemal:
Shankill Road, Belfast, 1977. The King is dead - and even Big Duff, the hardest loyalist hard man on the whole estate has been seen to shed a tear.





Tony Macaulay has just been appointed breadboy in the last Ormo Mini Shop in the world, a promotion from his previous role as a paperboy. The Bee Gees fill the airwaves, there's Smash and fishfingers on the table for tea, and Tony's love of peace and pets is soon rivalled by his interest in parallel universes and punk ... and girls, especially gorgeous Judy Carlton, who sits opposite him in Chemistry.





Guaranteed to bring back a flood of childhood memories, this wonderful memoir is touching, warm and laugh-out-loud funny, and steeped in the atmosphere of the 1970s.

Arvustused

The adventures of a Belfast Breadboy prove to be an uplifting tale * irish Examiner Weekend * Breadboy delivers * Antrim Guardian * a tale of courage, optimism, and simple niceness * Belfast Telegraph * Breadboy is an affectionately-drawn memoir, in many ways a cultural survey of the era, part personal narrative, part historical record. The narrative style is easy and sharp, with a colourful, humorous edge that keeps things lively and engaging. * News Letter * Behind Tony's straight-laced exterior, there beats the heart of a hilarious and gifted writer who's published a couple of darkly comical books about growing up in Belfast. The latest really is a laugh a minute. -- Ivan Little * Belfast Telegraph *

Introduction ix
1 All Grown Up
1(15)
2 The King is Dead
16(20)
3 Saturday Night Fever at the Westy Disco
36(13)
4 Boy Meets Wonder Girl
49(10)
5 Parallel Universes
59(13)
6 Lunch & Judy
72(17)
7 Escape from Capri
89(14)
8 The Hills are Alive
103(14)
9 All Creatures Great and Small
117(18)
10 Political Education
135(19)
11 Fads, Music and Sadness
154(10)
12 Oh Maria This London's a Wonderful Sight
164(19)
13 Missionary Man
183(14)
14 Never Mind the Ballicks
197(12)
15 Santa Claus is Coming to Town
209(18)
16 Punk for Peace
227(19)
17 Mr BRA
246(11)
18 Happy Days
257(14)
Acknowledgements 271
Tony Macaulay grew up in the 1970s at the top of the Shankill Road - an experience that has shaped his life and inspired his writing. Following successful spells as a paperboy and a breadboy, he has gone on to spend more than thirty years working for peace and reconciliation both in Northern Ireland and abroad. Tony is also a writer and broadcaster, contributing regularly to Radio Ulster for more than ten years. His first two books, Paperboy and Breadboy, were critically acclaimed bestsellers. All Growed Up is his third book. Follow Tony on Twitter: @tonymacaulay