Allen, Richard
Suedehead
- ISBN 13:
- 9781911095422
- author:
- Allen, Richard
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Dean Street Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 216
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Skinheads were dead, man. Phased out. Joe Hawkins had always dreamed of leaving his poverty-stricken past behind and embracing a more affluent lifestyle. Now, with a fresh start after serving time for kicking a police sergeant's head in, he was ready to make the leap into high society. Joe's new life as a stockbroker required a drastic makeover - a sleeker style, a swanky flat, and a job that would pay off his debts. He adopted the persona of a Suedehead, complete with a velvet-collared coat, bowler hat, and neatly-furled umbrella. But beneath the surface, Joe remained the same cunning hooligan from his skinhead days, intent on causing chaos and mayhem. As he navigates this new world, Joe finds himself drawn to other Suedes who share his taste for anarchy. Can he reconcile his desire for respectability with his true nature? Richard Allen's cult novel explores the tensions between old and new, as Joe Hawkins struggles to find his place in a rapidly changing society.