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by Tony Parsons (Author), Kati Nicholl (Editor), Matthew Macfadyen (Reader)
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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Audio; Abridged edition edition (19 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007213263
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007213269
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Praise for Tony Parsons: 'Funny, serious, tender and honest...Tony Parsons is writing about the genuine dilemmas of modern life' Sunday Express 'He takes as his specialist subject contemporary emotional issues which almost every other male reader has ignored' Guardian 'Memorable and poignant - nobody squeezes more genuine emotion from a scene than Tony Parsons' Spectator


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Tony Parsons writes for the first time about his rock and roll years in a touching novel about friendship and growing up. This is the UK of the summer of 1977 - in the midst of the Silver Jubilee celebrations, a generation are trying to grow up and discovering the limits of freedom. It is 16th August 1977 - the night Elvis died - and for the heroes of STORIES WE COULD TELL, this night is where their adult lives begin. Terry has returned from Berlin glowing in the light of his friendship with ageing rock star Dag Wood, the only man to be booed off stage at Woodstock. But when Dag turns up in London, he sets his sights on a photographer called Misty, the young woman who Terry plans to have children with. Will Terry's relationship survive the night? Ray is the only writer on The Paper who refuses to cut his hair and stop wearing flares. He still believes in peace, love and the Beatles. But John Lennon is in town for one night, en route to Yoko and Japan, and Ray believes that if he can interview the reclusive Beatle, he can save his job. Can John Lennon really change a young man's life? And Leon has annoyed the group of fans you do not want to annoy - the Dagenham Dogs, a bunch of hooligans who follow a group called the Sewer rats, who have just been given a right royal slagging by young Leon. Hiding out in a disco called the Goldmine, Leon meets the girl of his dreams. Will true love find Leon before the Dagenham Dogs?
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Geat Nostalgia, 18 April 2006
This review is from: Stories We Could Tell (Hardcover)
The novel is set during the punk era, and significantly and symbolically at the time when Elvis dies. It follows three young writers working for a music paper (the NME!) at the most exciting music era since Beatlemania. Great music references for those of you around in the 70's. - A book about self discovery by looking at your past.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Tabloid voice...and, er, tabloid mind?, 13 Feb 2006
This review is from: Stories We Could Tell (Paperback)
I approached this from the camp of a confirmed fan, having read his other stuff. However, I got this sinking feeling a few pages in - the realisation that I'd have to finish it, since it would be compulsive in a trashy, pulp fiction type way, but that I would not ultimately feel edified by the experience. I read a quote (on the cover I think) about TP having a "broadsheet mind and a tabloid voice". The more I ploughed on through this, though, the more I felt that it was the latter that came to the fore. As a child of punk, I could relate to all the cultural references here, but it just seemed to unfold in an oh-so-obvious narrative that was short on the unexpected, short on character depth and short on any genuine insigth. The sense of transience is a constant theme throughout this novel, but you feel that it's rather beaten into you with the subtelty of a steam hammer; "lightness of touch" isn't really a phrase that lends itself readily to The Stories We Could Tell. All in all, then, my least favourite TP novel - and all the more shame since, from its subject matter, it promised to be the most enjoyable.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars a disappointment, 25 Oct 2006
By S. Roche (Fareham, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stories We Could Tell (Paperback)
Having enjoyed the previous "Man and ..." books, I had high expectations which unfortunately were not met.
The various 'adventures' of the 3 characters were so similiar that I lost track of who was who. Thinking back now, it's all a bit of a blur.
The author had lightly sprinkled the earlier books with a number of references to the music and clothing of the time (usually 1980's) which I had all but forgotten and found pleasantly nostalgic. This book however tried to make up for a poor story with an overdose of nostalgia and didn't do it for me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stories We Coul Tell
A fabulous book for anyone who was young and 'out there' in the 70's. The characters are not always pleasant but are certainly colourful and I identified quite strongly with their... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Inky

4.0 out of 5 stars Novel about punk by someone who was really there!
Tony Parsons' previous four novels have been a case of gradually diminishing returns for me though thankfully Stories We Could Tell bucks the trend and is something of a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Greg Farefield-Rose

2.0 out of 5 stars Such a dissapointment
I really enjoyed Tony Parsons earlier work but off late he has really gone off the boil. Boring clichéd characters and the worst was it didn't feel like it was even set in the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by A. GOUGH

1.0 out of 5 stars Some stories should not be told
Like many other reviewers, I have read Tony Parsons other books - so picked this up thinking I was getting the same.

I was wrong. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Joanne D'Arcy

2.0 out of 5 stars Where's The Funny Bit?
I will agree with the various other reviewers here who have expressed disappointment in the change of style from other books by Tony Parsons, but my main comment would be, that in... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2007 by D. J. Seton

4.0 out of 5 stars A Rare Nostalgic Novel
Very different to his previous novels, but strangely captivating. Perhaps a little difficult to get into at first, mainly because you realise it's poles apart from his usual... Read more
Published on 3 Jul 2007 by Emma Perry

1.0 out of 5 stars The first 1 star I have ever given
I am quite easily pleased and it is rare for me to give up on a book. Well I made an exception for this book. Literally nothing happens! Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2007 by D. J. Patterson

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable and easy read!
Dont take this book too seriously! Nothing much happens in this book but that is the point! It's about group of characters and you getting to know them. Read more
Published on 7 May 2007 by Mr. A. J. Cruse

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
I have read all of his previous books but could not get into this one at all, in fact i had to abandon the book after just a few chapters which is something i have never done... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2007 by Mrs. E. Goddard

2.0 out of 5 stars I have to give up
I love Tony Parsons' output but this is just too specialist for me. He rattles on and on about the bands I'd never heard of let alone care about I couldn't take it anymore - yes,... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2006 by LC

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