- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books (4 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330392840
- ISBN-13: 978-0330392846
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,479,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Shockingly atmoshperic and evocative' Jake Arnott 'Compelling...A book I was reluctant to close' The Times
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A shocking coming-of-age crime story, full of wonderful characters It is August 1960 and Glue Terrace, overlooking the River Tyne, is due to be demolished. All that remains is the abandoned rubbish of former lives. The residents themselves have already been shifted. In the midst of this desolation lives 15-year-old Leslie, whose childhood is rapidly being snatched from him. Determined to find a job, full of worries about unpaid bills and his drug-filled mother and vulnerable younger brother Geordie, his summer holidays suddenly become a journey of discovery and revelation. For in a derelict building, more a bombsite than a home, identical twins Maureen and Murial are found dead. The house had been their summer playground. But now they are lying side by side, like two sleeping angels on a tomb, a dark gash in each of their necks. Suspicion immediately falls on 'Geordie the dafty', who discovered the bodies. But Leslie is convinced of his brother's innocence, and is determined to prove it to everyone else...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although there is a murder mystery in the book, the important story here is about two brothers in working class Newcastle as the 60s opens. Leslie is leaving school and finding a job, but he can't see himself in the traditional factories in the area. His brother has learning difficulties and is threatened with being put in an institution. Then two twin girls are found brutally murdered. Leslie knows his brother is innocent but will anyone else believe it?
This historical crime novel is also worth a read for its setting - a whole area of working class housing is about to be demolished and its residents relocated in the new high rise flats, the brainwave of a Council led by T Dan Smith. This real Labour politician was later found to be really corrupt, and the flats to be less than the brand new future that they were promoted as.
It's not a spectacular read but it's an interesting story which I was moved by and I'm still thinking about.
Luci
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book tells an interesting story, but is somewhat stilted and unreal (Andrea Badenoch's descritpion often reminded me of stage directions in a play). The story is also in lots of ways very predictable. If it wasn't for the gruesome murder at the centre of the story, this would be a children's book.
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