Skintown
by Ciaran McMenamin
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Pub Date 6 Apr 2017 | Archive Date 2 Jun 2017
Random House UK, Transworld Publishers | Doubleday
Description
‘We’re in the back of a car belonging to the men our mothers told us to never get in the back of a car of. I close my eyes and wonder how many girls will come to my funeral.’
Vincent Patrick Duffy has already checked out. Trapped between Skintown’s narrow horizons, he chops ribs and chickens in a takeaway, dreaming of escape, joint after freshly rolled joint.
A mindless act of kindness leads to the unlikeliest of business opportunities. Where the government has failed, might the second summer of love and a little pill with a dove on it be the broom to sweep away the hatred and replace it with love, so much love?
Skintown is Vinny’s drink- and drug-fuelled odyssey through fighting, fishing, rioting, romance, reconciliation and acid house. Bristling with a restless energy and drunk on black humour, this superb debut is a wild ride.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780857524850 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 288 |
Featured Reviews
Warren G, Reviewer
A group of lads, have the night of there life's in an totally unexpected and unforgettable way.
Scotland had trainspotting, the Welsh had twin towns, the Irish have now got SKINTOWN,which in my option is the best out of the lot, this book made me laugh,cry,and reminisce,of a great era of music set in an unimaginable time of sectarian murder and violence, vinny and his mates have the ultimate trip a novel I will remember for all my days truly an amazing novel which should be made into a film this as got to be a bestseller it's exceptional from the opening paragraph to the unthinkable end EPIC in every way highly recommend this to everyone regardless of your personal preference
Kim R, Reviewer
This book was amazing and I never wanted it to end.
Ciaran McMenamin did a great job with these characters and his descriptions of the early 90s rave culture transported me back in time. Anyone who was about 16-25 in those days should be able to relate to these characters or had to have known someone like these guys.
Vinny and Jonty's relationship is the stuff of dreams. That one friend you'd do anything for and who you know would do anything for you as well. As an adult it's really hard to make new friends so of course we all think back fondly on the times we cultivated these types of relationships. Throughout this book I suffered pangs of nostalgia for those old relationships.
As someone who did not grow up in Ireland, let alone Northern Ireland, I found the narrative surrounding the movements of the time sadly fascinating and enthralling. Of course we all know the history here but to read about it delivered in this form it just slayed me.
Honestly I couldn't put this book down and I sincerely hope Ciaran McMenamin continues to write more fiction. His storytelling was magnificent. The dialogue alone is worth the read here.
Someone should grab the rights to this and make it into a miniseries or a full fledged tv series, the story is way too complex for a simple feature film. Maybe McMenamin has that in is sights as he is also a talented actor.
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