
Jack In The Box
John Isaacs(Author)
Matador (Publisher)
Published on 28. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-78306-374-1 (ISBN)
Description
25-year-old, football-obsessed Jack Scott is living in his family home in Fulham, London, and is at crisis point in his life. His mother Stella died two years ago and Jack has a fraught relationship with his father Richard. Jack wanted - and narrowly failed - to become a professional footballer, and now wants to revisit a desire to be a writer and stand-up comedian, but since Stella's death he's been emotionally and psychologically stuck. Although Jack supports Chelsea, he loves Barcelona and Lionel Messi. He also idolises Johan Cruijff and is a big fan of Albert Einstein, because of an extraordinary childhood discovery that brought together E=mc2 and Jack's beloved Chelsea F.C. Can he, with the help of his real and imaginary friends, and both living and dead parents, as well as footballers past and present, his sense of humour, and the music he loves, somehow find some inner peace and move his life forward? Because the alternative doesn't bear thinking about...
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Troubador Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78306-374-1 (9781783063741)
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Person
In his youth, John?Isaacs was obsessed with football and later his main focus was attempting to be a professional in England, Demark and America. After football, he focused more on writing and has written about football, acted as a soccer consultant and devised and written various other TV projects. He has a daughter and son who both support Chelsea and a a stepson who supports Arsenal! Jack In The Box is his debut novel.