Freddie's End of the Pier Show (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Freddie and Kathy are childhood sweethearts….but both have violent beginnings in the tawdry terraces of the East End. Violence doesn't recede; it's mirrored by the carnage of The Blitz. Their teenage love is consummated amongst the rubble of an Underground station 'shelter' and so, inevitably, children become parents. There is an enforced, painful separation as Freddie's school is evacuated to Belper. He becomes a conscientious objector. But his principled stand is followed by humiliations in the muddy fields of Paglesham. The couple move to the town and the bright lights of Southend Pier…infidelity….the storm and floods of ’53…the reductions of mental illness. This novel, set primarily on the Essex Coast at Paglesham and on Southend Pier, tells with compassion, humour and no little vulgarity the heart-warming and beautifully crafted story of two young people whose love is both an everlasting joy and a relentless torment. Following his debut with the forthright and very funny novel "Dancing by the Light of the Moon", author Keith Warren once more explores the darker side of young sexuality and the effects of a dysfunctional childhood, peppering his narrative with literary allusions and his customary ripe language. Accordingly, this book carries what he likes to call a FILTH WARNING - rude bits on every other page. You have been warned!!