Pig Iron
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WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE.An unflinching portrait of contemporary Traveller culture by the award-winning author of The Gallows Pole.John-John wants to escape his past. But the legacy of brutality left by his boxer father, King of the Gypsies, Mac Wisdom, overshadows his life. His new job as an ice cream man should offer freedom, but instead pulls him into the dark recesses of a northern town where his family name is mud. When he attempts to trade prejudice and parole officers for the solace of the rural landscape, Mac's bloody downfall threatens John-John's very survival.Product ID
1603471
Author
Publisher
Year
2019
ISBN
978-1-52-661118-5
Code
10240804
Weight
0.22
Availability
On Stock
Package size
XS
