Damian Barr gives a warm but grueling account of what it meant to grow up gay in the decaying industrial cities of the north during the rule of Margaret Thatcher. Because of this, the reader can have no trouble indulging in this lovely piece of writing, supporting its hero all the way, taking the extreme brutality of those early days with a grave nod, and subsequently grinning wildly at the knowledge that Barr is writing it from the life he always wanted. Well, I can thank my mother, Mary Knight, massively for shaping our family view on sexuality and gender norms. Granny Mac jumped off the page at me, typical of a woman of her generation and if anything like my own granny she would have had a rough surface sheltering a heart of gold.

Yet a warm, loving and intelligent child who deeply cares and is protective of his mum and sister Teenie. His shrewd observations of the people who inhabited his small world are offset by his young mind’s love of fantasy and far off worlds. The Irish Times, says: 'A story so powerful it’s a useful reminder of how fiction can illuminate the indignities visited upon those the world has mistreated then forgotten. Following another huge successful Rewind last year, we are thrilled to announce Rewind is back for 2024 bringing the 80's and beyond to Scone Palace this summer!To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. He's the award-winning playwright behind the hit shows Love Song to Lavender Menace , Wilf and Ode To Joy. It explores legacies of abuse, redemption and the strength of the human spirit - there is always, light even in our very darkest moments.

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