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Forever and Ever Amen

Forever and Ever Amen

by JoePemberton (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 2000

    $3.46

  • Used

    Paperback 2000

    $3.46
Synopsis

To James, every day seemed like Christmas Day in Moss Side in the Sixties. It's a world of D-cups and Cross-Your-Heart bras, sinking ferries on the Caribbean Sea, mangoes the size of footballs, and stampeding herds of cows through the middle of Princess Road. All this to an accompaniment of a Winter Wonderland 'Wall of Sound', Motown, Mozart, Mantovani and great big candy coated dollops of Top of the Pops. James' family are due to move to a brand new semi-detached house in predominantly white, and rather more sedate, Ashton-under-Lyne. But not before he's been on his adventures with Aunty Mary...An all-singing, all-dancing first novel from a unique new Black British voice.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 204
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 05 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 0747262411
ISBN 13: 9780747262411

Media Reviews
'Magically inventive... An affetionate evocation of growing up, told with perhaps a touch too much charm' Guardian 'Bright, joyous and full of energy... it is hard to convey adult themes through the dreamlike observances of a child but it is managed here in a witty and thoughtful way' The Times 'Charmingly evokes the spirit and naivete of the Sixties' Alive 'Joe Pemberton's first novel... has inspired comparisons with CATCHER IN THE RYE [and] TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, while the dreamlike quality of some of its fantasy scenes has led to comparisons with BILLY LIAR' (interview in City magazine)
Author Bio
Joe Pemberton was born and grew up in Manchester. A maths tutor by profession, he is a graduate of the Univeristy of Manchester Creative Writing Course, where he was a pupil of Hilary Mantel and Lesley Glaister. This is his first novel.