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Tony Hogan Bought Me an Ice-Cream Float Before He Stole My Ma

By: Kerry Hudson
Narrated by: Jane MacFarlane
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Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year, and the Green Carnation Prize

When Janie Ryan is born, she is destined to be the latest in a long line of Aberdeen fishwives. Ahead of her lies a life filled with feckless men, filthy council flats, and bread & marge sandwiches. But Janie isn’t like the rest of them. She wants a different life. And Janie, born and bred for combat, is ready to fight for it.

©2012 Kerry Hudson (P)2013 Random House Audiobooks Literature & Fiction Comedy

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Critic reviews

"More than just one of the best debuts of the year; one of the best books of the year. It should do for Aberdeen what Trainspotting did for Edinburgh" (Louise Welsh, Herald)
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I loved this book. What an insight to childhood poverty. Was gripped the whole way through.

Fantastic read !

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You become involved with the family and their stories quite quickly, well read in an authentic accent adding to the storyline

Great characterisation

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Excellent character development and insight. Ultimately an exploration of a harsh, realistic upbringing.
Avoid if easily depressed.

Depressing realistic.

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Well written story but I found the subject matter rather hard to take. Overall not my cup of tea, but mainly due to the subject itself no reflection of the writing or the performance.

Well written

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A beautifully writen and poignant portrait of, for want of a better word, underclass life in the U.K. I really love this book.

wonderful

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Very realistic, Decent story line, could do with a bit less of the snot all over the baby face stuff (yuk) but on the whole realistic, the writer has obviously done her research, would recommend if you like gritty realistic stuff.

good story

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