Shawnie
those who don't mind shocking scenes
A new novelist tackles a taboo subject head on and with humanity—his aim to show the truth of marginalized modern-day lives This hard-hitting fiction, told with a distinctive Bristolian voice, tells the story of the Brewer family—mom Lisa, brother Jason, and daughter Shawnie—plus Lisa's so-called lover, Steve. Over the course of one intense summer, they each tell their own off-kilter version of the events in their lives. Shawnie, just 13, dreams of a normal life: a lock on the bathroom door, clean clothes for school, and no wild parties with her mom as the centerfold. A "diamond of a girl," she tries to keep the family in order—but prostitution, drink, and violence are eating away at them all, leading towards a horror that's almost too much to bear. In dialect voices that create a claustrophobic domestic world, the four residents of Lurgan Walk tell a visceral, darkly humorous tale. This is an unsettling yet compassionate novel about family life gone very wrong—a hell just down the road.
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- Pages: 256 pages
- ISBN: 9780954791384 / 0
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this is what I put on the amazon site:I've given this book 5 stars because it is a tour de force, written in the Bristolian vernacular, about a violent, abusive family living on the Knowle West estate. It is a spectacular achievement but it is not for everyone - reading it is like having your skin ripped off and several times I had... those who don't mind shocking scenes Despite covering controversial subject matter, this is a book that I could not put down. Comparisons have been made both to Irvine Welsh and William Faulkner, but I feel Ed Trewavas' style is all his own.From the opening page to the final word, this is a grimly fascinating read, as it tracks the (mis)fortunes of a definitively dysfunctional...
