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Edition · 2004-02-02 · Softcover

Laff

JBJohn Boyle
2004
year of publication
352
pages
English (United Kingdom)
language
Softcover
cover
Publisher
Black Swan
ISBN-13
978-05-5277-079-8
EAN
9780552770798
Publication date
2004-02-02
Book
Laff · 1 edition
The publisher on this edition

John, a teenager, struggles with loneliness and alienation in Ferguslie Park, a rough housing scheme in 1950's Scotland. At school he makes friends with Laff, a Ferguslie boy who shares his dream of escape. Their friendship becomes a fortress against the mockery they face at school and the menace of 'Feegie' - and their dreams are only heightened when rock'n roll, jukeboxes and Teddy Boys erupt like a splash of technicolour into their monochrome lives. They yearn for sex, dream of romance, discover jealousy,get into fights... When tragedy intervenes, John is in danger of 'settling for less' - giving up on their youthful dream. But Laff's influence persists...