Fan
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Published:15th Mar '15
Should be back in stock very soon
"Rhodes' depiction of disaster and ensuring PTSD has the ring of authenticity: he was at Hillsborough that fateful day" DAILY MAIL
"A remarkable thing to read. It has immense power and is utterly compelling" SCOTT PACK
In 1989, 18-year-old John Finch spends his Saturdays following Nottingham Forest up and down the country, and the rest of the week trudging the streets of his hometown as a postal worker. Leading inexorably towards the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough, the worst sporting disaster on British history, 'Fan' glides between 1989 and 2004, when the true impact of this tragic day becomes evident.
Fan is a book about personal and collective tragedy. It's about growing up and not growing up, about manhood and about what makes a man, and about football's role in reflecting a society never more than a brick's throw away from shattering point.
Dark, haunting and deeply personal, Danny Rhodes' heart-felt novel explodes with gut-wrenching emotion and exposes how disaster can not only affect a life, but change its course for ever.
Danny Rhodes' spare prose is convincing . . . he asks important questions about social justice, but also tells a compellingly human story. * New Statesman *
If you watched football in teh 1980s, you'll want to read it. If you started watching the game post-Hillsborough, you MUST read it. -- Steven Wilson * Match of the Day commentator *
Rhodes depiction of disaster and ensuing PTSD has the ring of authenticity: he was at Hillsborough that fateful day. * Daily Mail *
ISBN: 9781910050538
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 26mm
Weight: 300g
384 pages