In population terms, Liverpool isn't a vast city (dwarfed by
Birmingham, say), but it looms colossal in the history (recorded
and mythical) of the British Isles, and in fact the world. "Real
Liverpool" is Niall Griffiths' antidote to the flood of mawkish
twaddle that will appear in the build-up to 2008 when Liverpool is
European City of Culture.It showcases Griffiths' love/hate
relationship with the city, its maritime and merchant histories,
class divisions, sectarian divides, Celtic influences, and the
siege mentality underpinning the celebrated Scouse humour. Nor does
he flinch from Liverpool's dark side: the drugs, the urban blight,
the fallout from Thatcherism, the internecine violence. Jamie
Bulger, Heysel, Hillsborough, the Dockers' Strike, the Toxeth
Riots, all of these and more are discussed."Real Liverpool" is
underpinned by a strong autobiographical element which details the
author's birth and formative years in the city, his movement away
from it, and the abiding pull it exerts. In addition, Griffiths
interviews many people closely connected to the city, from personal
friends and family members to artists and workers. From the Wirral
to Warrington, Anfield to Everton, Bottle to Diddyland, Griffiths
criss-crosses the city by the Ferry and through the Tunnels, from
John Lennon airport to the racecourse and down the docks, building
a picture of a city which, whatever its faults, is never dull.
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