Born under Punches |
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Author:
| Waites, Martyn |
ISBN: | 978-1-306-59498-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
Publisher: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $11.99 |
Book Description:
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A mining strike wreaks havoc in a small British coal town Today Coldwell is desolate, a crumbling town whose streets are lined with empty shops and populated by ghosts. Two decades ago, the city thrived on the back of a coal industry so powerful that in 1984, the union staged a strike intended to bring Britain to its knees. Instead the government broke the strike--breaking Coldwell along with it. The effect is seen in five citizens of the town: a heroic footballer, a Dean...
More DescriptionA mining strike wreaks havoc in a small British coal town
Today Coldwell is desolate, a crumbling town whose streets are lined with empty shops and populated by ghosts. Two decades ago, the city thrived on the back of a coal industry so powerful that in 1984, the union staged a strike intended to bring Britain to its knees. Instead the government broke the strike--breaking Coldwell along with it. The effect is seen in five citizens of the town: a heroic footballer, a Dean Martin-obsessed thug, an increasingly desperate striking miner, a crusading journalist, and the reporter's troubled sister. As the story shifts between 1984 and 2001, it becomes clear that what was a political action in the mid-1980s caused permanent changes in the foundation of British life. The bodies buried in 1984 will not stay underground forever.