Awaydays

By: Kevin Sampson

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Paperback | 1 January 2024

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224 Pages

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19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6

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A powerful portrait of a time and culture, of late 70s to early 80s and football hooligan gangs, of working-class lives and men left abandoned by Thatcher's Britain

I am the product of a blank generation. I live for kicks. I live for me.

Birkenhead, 1979. The Pack, a violent mob of Stanley-knife-wielding football hooligans, follow their team across the Northern wastelands to their away games - earning a reputation as the nastiest crew in the Third Division. For the young working-class men with no way out, their lives revolve around the fashion, the music and the mayhem. But for two of them, Carty and Elvis, escaping towards a different future might mean leaving each other behind.

Quickly gaining cult status when first published, Awaydays is both a powerful evocation of a time and a culture, and a poignant coming-of-age story about finding your identity, escaping your circumstances and the unspoken intensity of male friendships.

Industry Reviews

'Sampson is a fine storyteller . . . Nasty stuff, brilliantly told' - Guardian

'The dark side of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch' - NME

'An acutely observed rite-of-passage story . . . a time and a generation which has too often been reduced to cliche' - Independent on Sunday

'A gritty novel with wit and humour at every turn' - Maxim

'What's in a cult novel? A great story, charismatic characters, a powerful narrative voice and an evocative style. If these are the basic ingredients to achieve the perfect cult status, then Kevin Sampson's Awaydays has them all' - Dazed

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