Ghost Town by Jeff Young
In this highly acclaimed memoir the writer Jeff Young takes us on a journey through the Liverpool of his youth, down the back alleys and through arcades, through arcades and oyster bars into vanished tenements.
‘A stunningly beautiful book about the ways time, memory and life shape and change cities, families and all of us’ Costa Book Award Judges, 2020. ‘What distinguishes this book is Young’s poetic expression of memory – its uncertainty, fluidity and inherent ghostliness.’ Gareth E Rees, Unofficial Britain. ‘An evocation of a world fast disappearing but never forgotten.’ Ade Blackburn, Caught by the River. ‘The memoir has a flinty realism, but the prose is sonorous, lyrical, sensual.’ Paula Byrne, The Times
Jeff Young is a writer for radio, stage, television and film. He is one of BBC Radio Drama's most acclaimed dramatists, having written over 30 broadcast plays. For television, he has written for Casualty, Doctors, Eastenders and CBBC. He has worked on many arts projects in Liverpool, including with Bill Drummond, and is currently Artist in Residence at Metal Arts Centre in Liverpool. His most recent work for the stage includes Bright Phoenix, the 50th anniversary production at Liverpool Everyman Theatre, and stage version of The Who's 1973 album Quadrophenia. He was, until recently, the senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the Screen School of Liverpool John Moores University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908213921 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908213922 |
| Title | Ghost Town |
| Author | Jeff Young |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little Toller Books |
| Year published | 2021-10-04 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Costa Prize for Biography 2020 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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