Untorn Tickets (Paperback, New ed)

With a terrific feelgood factor shining from every page, Paul Burke's second novel charts the growing friendship and fortunes of two working-class teenage boys - Andy and Dave - in Notting Hill in the late 1970s. Andy is the only child of devoutly Polish parents, and both boys attend a very strict Catholic grammar school. But it is only when they are allowed to take a part-time job at the beautiful Odeon cinema at Westbourne Grove that they begin their real education: films, music, how to make money, falling in love.... Every character, male and female, is thoughtfully and believeably drawn. Readers of a certain age will savour every reminder of life and popular culture in the late 70s/early 80s, but this is a generous book which offers much more than a trip down memory lane. It shares honestly the growing pains of two likeable characters and evokes genuine feelings of tenderness towards them as they face more than the usual tribulations of adolescence. A novel for everyone who enjoys a read which manages to be both funny and sincere. (Kirkus UK)

Notting Hill - 1978. Dave Kelly and Andy Zymanczyk are two teenage boys trying to escape their secure, loving but oppressive Catholic backgrounds. Andy's life is even more stifling as the only child of very strict Polish parents. For the first time in his life, he is allowed to take a part-time job, and begins work at the beautiful Odeon cinema in Westbourne Grove, under the irresponsible but charismatic influence of the manager Tony Harris. The two friends begin a voyage of discovery: they learn about films, they learn about music, they learn about life and are exposed to a level of freedom and temptation that neither has ever known before. But in an era of great unheaval, their beloved cinema and their strict Catholic grammar school are both put under threat and they realise that their lives will never be the same again.

General

Imprint:	Hodder Paperback
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2003
Authors:	Paul Burke
Dimensions:	196 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	352
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-340-82615-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-340-82615-0
Barcode:	9780340826157

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