Born Under Punches
Synopsis
A mining strike wreaks havoc in a small British coal townToday Coldwell is desolate, a crumbling town whose streets are lined with empty shops and populated by ghosts. Two decades ago, the city thrived on the back of a coal industry so powerful that in 1984, the union staged a strike intended to bring Britain to its knees. Instead the government broke the strike--breaking Coldwell along with it. The effect is seen in five citizens of the town: a heroic footballer, a Dean Martin-obsessed thug, an increasingly desperate striking miner, a crusading journalist, and the reporter's troubled sister. As the story shifts between 1984 and 2001, it becomes clear that what was a political action in the mid-1980s caused permanent changes in the foundation of British life. The bodies buried in 1984 will not stay underground forever.
- Hakimiliki:
- 2003 Martyn Waites
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781453237564
- Publisher:
- MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Date of Addition:
- 2020-12-05T06:53:25Z
- Lugha:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.