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Box Mark Powell

Box By Mark Powell

Box by Mark Powell


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Summary

Stanley dreams of making it big as a DJ, playing the all-nighters with his sidekick Clive; Pow-Wow's as tough as the next kid, patrolling the streets with his gang; Sylvia just wants to escape from the grind of looking after her ageing mother. When Clive and Stanley join forces to establish a male escort agency, the situation hots up...

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Box by Mark Powell

Stanley dreams of making it big as a DJ, playing the all-nighters with his sidekick Clive; Pow-Wow's as tough as the next kid, patrolling the streets with his gang; Sylvia just wants to escape from the grind of looking after her ageing mother. When Clive and Stanley join forces to establish a male escort agency, the situation hots up...This is a picture of inner city London. Mark Powell has created a gritty, contemporary landscape filled with a vibrant cast of characters, from wannabe gangsters to professional psychics. Slick, fast-paced and surprisingly tender, BOX is aN engrossing window on contemporary London as well as a satisfying page-turner.

Box Reviews

'A well executed plot...an essentially comic novel...that leans enjoyably towards farce.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY (28.9.03) 'Hard-hitting yet poignant, beautifully written and bang up to date, this new novel by the author of Snap slices through contemporary London like a street-fighter's flick knife.' SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE (November) 'An eye-opening snapshot of inner city London...[a]... fast-paced book' -- Marie Keating HOT STARS 'A brilliant, gritty novel filled with vibrant gangster wannabes entwined in the name of murder.' -- Dean Powell WESTERN MAIL MAGAZINE 'BOX is a sharp, affectionate, yet disturbing tale of suburban futility.' MAXIM (January '04) 'Darkly comic, gritty and urban, Powell's second novel has all the ingredients for an episode of Eastenders - slightly roguish yet heart-of-gold characters, dismal surroundings where love, humour and hope struggle yet survive, but happily without the comedy descending into slapstick.' SCOTSMAN (29.11.03) 'Vividly written in sparse prose, with the characteristic mix of savviness and tenderness that made Snap so unique, this is a worthy follow-up.' -- Ralph Travis CRIME TIME

About Mark Powell

Mark Powell was born in 1967. After school he lived in New York for a year with a street gang, then travelled for three years in Europe and the Middle East. After completing a law degree, he joined the Air Force for two years, leaving it to complete the Manchester University MA in Creative Writing. He now teaches literacy part-time to young teenagers who have been excluded from school in Brent, and lives in Bethnal Green.

Additional information

GOR004415672
9780753817018
0753817012
Box by Mark Powell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
20030904
256
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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