The Mumper
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published on 12. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-1-78022-045-1 (ISBN)
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Description
It's 1985 - Thatcher is in power, Sade is on the radio and the print workers have gone on strike, but this doesn't stop a motley rabble of seven firm friends from meeting every Sunday in their favourite South London boozer for banter of the highest order. One day though, tragedy strikes, and one of their number receives some news which knocks him and his merry band for six. Reeling from this news and confused about how to deal with it, the boys meet and rally the only way they know how, in the the Dutchman with a few light ales and a lot of taking the piss. One day an unknown character approaches the crew and asks them a most intriguing question...'Does anyone here want to buy a racehorse?' This is the story of seven likely lads who embark on a unique journey in the name of their mate, and what happens when they just decide to go the whole bifta.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78022-045-1 (9781780220451)
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Mark Baxter | Paolo Hewitt
The Mumper
Book
10/2011
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
€29.90
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Persons
Mark Baxter is a latecomer to the world of publishing. He has also written The Fashion of Football (Mainstream, 2004), which he co-wrote with Paolo Hewitt, and which was voted as one of just fifty top football books of all time by the magazine 442. He also co-wrote the book WALWORTH THROUGH TIME with Darren Lock which was published in 2010, which has been described as a love letter to the area of SE17. He also loves a sharp crease on a pair of trousers and Millwall Football Club. Paolo Hewitt is best known as a music journalist and he worked for Melody Maker and NME during the 1980s. His acclaimed memoir The Looked After Kid (Mainstream), is currently in pre-production for a feature film. He has also written novels, biographies of The Jam, Oasis, and Steve Marriott and has collaborated with Spurs player Martin Chivers on his autobiography, Big Chiv! which was published in October 2009. His most recent book was the bestselling Paul Weller - the Changing Man (Bantam Press).