Asboville by Danny Rhodes - ISBN: 9781904559221
Paperback
Second chances, tough choices, and a storm of consequences in Asboville.

Asboville

$34.79

  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2006

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Summary

‘An excellent debut novel, definitely in my top ten of the year.’ - Scott Pack, The Bookseller

‘Rhodes asks important questions about social justice, but also tells a compelling human story. An impressive debut’ - Mary Fitzgerald, New Statesman, 20 October 2006

‘A-S-B-O - you think that makes you special. But it doesn’t. It means you were stupid enough to get caught, that’s all. I should have one. I should have the biggest ASBO there is. I want a poster with …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781904559221
ISBN-10:1904559220
Author:Danny Rhodes
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Arcadia Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:1 September 2006
Weight:200g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 18mm
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Critics Review

‘An excellent debut novel, definitely in my top ten books of the year’ Scott Pack (formerly Head of Fiction, Waterstone’s), The Bookseller

About The Author

Danny Rhodes

Danny Rhodes grew up in Grantham, Lincolnshire before moving to Kent in 1994 to attend university in Canterbury. He has lived in the cathedral city ever since. After a number of his short stories appeared in magazines on both sides of the Atlantic his debut novel, Asboville, was published in October 2006. Well received by critics, it was selected as a Waterstones Paperback of the Year and it has been adapted for BBC Films by the dramatist Nick Leather. Rhodes’ second novel Soldier Boy was published in February 2009. Fan is Danny’s third novel, and he continues to write short stories in a variety of genres.

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