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GB84: A Novel

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GB84: A Novel

Never before published in the U.S., GB84 will be launched in 2014 alongside two other novels by David Peace: The Damned Utd and Red or Dead

In taut and gripping prose that often feels like the relentless text of a surveillance report, GB84 tells the story of the British coal minerâ€™s strike of 1984â€”including the actual bombings, riots and protests that brought the country to the brink of civil war.

Called by its author â€œfiction based on fact,â€ the book depicts a real-life 1984 more violently dystopian than even Orwell imagined. Slowly starving strikers find themselves pitted against a prime ministerâ€”Margaret Thatcherâ€”determined to crush them . . . a police force willing to use infiltration and violence to achieve her will . . . and equally hungry scabs who need a job . . .

Mixing real events and characters with the voices of the increasingly desperate strikers, the book becomes a stirring saga of courage against overwhelmingly sinister forces, and paints a searing and haunting portrait of events that changed the course of British history.
Country USA
Brand Melville House
Manufacturer Melville House
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781612193939
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2014-11-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781612193939

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