Johnny Come Home by Jake Arnott
'Hypnotic, feverish and altogether wonderful' (Guardian) - the author of the bestselling Long Firm trilogy turns his eye on the anarchic 1970s.
Rich in the forensic detail that's made Arnott the pop-culture laureate he is..breathless and compelling * Martin Horsfield, Time Out *
Fascinating, compelling, pulpy - all you'd expect from a writer who just keeps getting better. * Arena *
Bristling with contained energy and generating a white-hot unease. Best of all, the novel rescues the 1970s from the simple-minded dismissal of the entire decade as a kitsch-only zone...as Arnott argues with urgent, spellbinding power, it was a decade aflame rather than just flaming' * Patrick Ness, Guardian *
Beautifully observed and brilliantly paced...a fascinating portrait of impotence and amorality by a writer unafraid to take risks * Michael Arditti, Independent *
Once again he has skewered an age to the page...funny, sexy, touching, too, but it is the undertow of dread beneath the antics that makes it a serious achievement * Mark Sanderson, Evening Standard *
'Undoubtedly Arnott's best invention to date.' * Henry Sutton, Daily Mirror *
Compelling * Peter Burton, Daily Express *
Fascinating, compelling, pulpy - all you'd expect from a writer who just keeps getting better. * Arena *
Bristling with contained energy and generating a white-hot unease. Best of all, the novel rescues the 1970s from the simple-minded dismissal of the entire decade as a kitsch-only zone...as Arnott argues with urgent, spellbinding power, it was a decade aflame rather than just flaming' * Patrick Ness, Guardian *
Beautifully observed and brilliantly paced...a fascinating portrait of impotence and amorality by a writer unafraid to take risks * Michael Arditti, Independent *
Once again he has skewered an age to the page...funny, sexy, touching, too, but it is the undertow of dread beneath the antics that makes it a serious achievement * Mark Sanderson, Evening Standard *
'Undoubtedly Arnott's best invention to date.' * Henry Sutton, Daily Mirror *
Compelling * Peter Burton, Daily Express *
Born in 1961, Jake Arnott lives in London. His first novel, The Long Firm, was a major critical and popular success. It was subsequently made into a BBC TV series, which was nominated for two BAFTA awards. His second novel, He Kills Coppers, was also made into a series by Channel 4. He has since published the novels truecrime, Johnny Come Home, The Devil's Paintbrush, The House of Rumour and, most recently, The Fatal Tree.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340818596 |
| ISBN 10 | 034081859X |
| Title | Johnny Come Home |
| Author | Jake Arnott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2007-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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