Born under Punches |
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| Author:
| Waites, Martyn |
| Series title: | The Stephen Larkin Mysteries Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4532-3756-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Publisher: | MysteriousPress.com
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $5.99USD $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...
More Description 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 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.