Having examined England’s twin obsessions – violence and sex – in THE FOOTBALL FACTORY and HEADHUNTERS, John King completes his trilogy with ENGLAND AWAY: sex and violence abroad, under the Union Jack. The novel works on three levels – past, present and future – as pensioner Bill Farrell remembers his…
Following on from his bestselling study of violence, THE FOOTBALL FACTORY, John King considers Britain`s other obsession-sex. Formed in the chemical mists of New year`s Eve, The Sex Division sees the once=sacred act of procreation at its most material, as five men devise system based on the sexual act. In…
‘The best book I’ve read about football and working-class culture in Britain in the nineties. Buy, steal or borrow a copy now’ Irvine Welsh ‘King’s novel is not only an outstanding read, but also an important social document … This book should be compulsory reading for all those who believe…
