Pier Review by Jon Bounds

Pier Review by Jon Bounds

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Two friends, Jon and Danny, embark on a hare-brained journey to see all the surviving pleasure piers in England and Wales, recruiting Midge (a man they barely know) as their driver, even though he has to be back in two weeks to sign on... Join them as they take a funny and nostalgic look at Britishness at the beach and friendship on the road.

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Pier Review by Jon Bounds

Fifty-five piers. Two weeks. One eccentric road trip. Before the seaside of their youth disappears forever, two friends from the landlocked Midlands embark on a peculiar journey to see all the surviving pleasure piers in England and Wales. With a clapped-out car and not enough cash, Jon and Danny recruit Midge, a man they barely know, to be their driver, even though he has to be back in a fortnight to sign on... Join Jon and Danny as they take a funny and nostalgic look at Britishness at the beach, amusement in the arcades and friendship on the road.

Jon Bounds documented outsider culture for the website ‘Birmingham: It’s Not Shit’ for ten years. He’s written for the Birmingham Post, Fused and the Guardian, and has appeared as a cultural commentator on Radio 4. He lives with his wife in a small town in Oxfordshire, where he is thinking of taking up Morris dancing.

Danny Smith has written on culture, pop or otherwise, for ViceFused and Area magazines. He’s worked the bars and doors of some of the roughest pubs in Birmingham, sold encyclopedias in the Australian outback and taught gang kids from the ghettos of New Jersey how to shoot a bow and arrow. He’s now back in Birmingham.

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ISBN 13 9781849538114
ISBN 10 1849538115
Titre Pier Review
Auteur Jon Bounds
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Octopus Publishing Group
Année de publication 2016-02-11
Nombre de pages 320
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