Asboville
Published on 18. October 2006
220 pages
978-1-908129-74-1 (ISBN)
Description
When sixteen year old JB is served with an ASBO he is sent to live with his uncle in a tiny caravan by the sea. As the summer days drag by JB’s feelings of frustration and isolation grow. Only his tentative relationship with Sal offers up any chance of rescue. But a storm is coming that threatens to shatter his hopes and destroy the relationship that could redeem him.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,23 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-908129-74-1 (9781908129741)
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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.
