Shawnie by Matt Stephens
Shawnie is the story of the Brewer family - Ma Lisa, brother Jason and daughter Shawnie, plus Lisa's so-called lover Steve. Over the course of an intense summer, they each tell their own off-kilter version of events. Shawnie, just 13, dreams of a normal life: a lock on the bathroom door, clean clothes for school and no wild parties with her Ma as the star turn. A 'diamond of a girl', she tries to keep the family in order. But prostitution, drink and violence are eating away at them all, leading towards a horror that's almost too much to bear.
Ed Trewavas, born and raised in Bristol, has been a van driver, office mule and sports journalist. But for the past 13 years he's worked in a social work capacity in the south of the city. He says of his debut novel: 'In writing Shawnie I was trying to make sense of the daily nightmares I was witness to.' Ed has two teenage daughters and a doomed love for Bristol Rovers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780954791384 |
| ISBN 10 | 095479138X |
| Title | Shawnie |
| Author | Matt Stephens |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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