Wood, Talc and Mr. J: We never had it so good... (The Rowlings

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Wood, Talc and Mr. J: We never had it so good... (The Rowlings Years Book 1)

Wood, Talc and Mr. J: We never had it so goodâ€¦

Itâ€™s a time of great social and political upheaval â€“ industrial disputes and bullying unions, racial discord and the National Front. 1978, itâ€™s a Britain on the brink. Itâ€™s also a Britain of definite youth cultures, when the wrong attire on the wrong street might equal a beating for your blunder, often regardless of your football allegianceâ€¦

A look back. Without the rose-tinted spectacles, but with hindsight and humour, and with poignancy and affection.

The North.

Phillip sees life in a simplistic if passionate way: up or down, us and them, black, white and nothing in-between. When not doing his â€˜thingâ€™ in Wiganâ€™s Casino Club â€“ voted â€˜The Greatest Disco in the Worldâ€™ by Billboard Magazine â€“ Phillip hates the world. Or at least he thinks he does. He longs for the weekend, or a greater, permanent escape from the daily grind of factory life in an industrial town.

With a little imagination, he might realise things midweek arenâ€™t that bad: thereâ€™s the loving family, the secure job amid mass unemployment, a relationship with the perfect young womanâ€¦ Or maybe he realises too late. And all heâ€™d deemed important was only ever an illusion, his reflected image included.

Coming full circle by way of loss and more loss, you would hope lessons are learnedâ€¦

The book progresses through myriad dream sequences, interwoven song-themes, a fatherâ€™s philosophical ramblings, ever blackening wit, leitmotif â€“ or seemingly recurring scenes; is someone laughing at our hero? And Phillipâ€™s own, lyrical, strut-like, black or white manner.

Dancehall adventures via train rides to Heaven, scooter cruising almost coast to coast. Beneath the pier encounters with the opposite sex, et alâ€¦ set against the birth of Scargill and Thatcher feudingâ€¦

Country	USA
Author	Chris Rose
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Chris Rose
Manufacturer	Chris Rose
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2014-07-09
Publisher	Chris Rose
ReleaseDate	2014-07-09
Studio	Chris Rose

Wood, Talc and Mr. J: We never had it so good... (The Rowlings Years Book 1)

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