The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas
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The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas by David F Ross
Sequel to the critically acclaimed The Last Days of Disco, a hilarious new novel about a young Ayrshire band seeking pop immortality ...
'Crucially Ross's novel succeeds in balancing light and dark, in that it can leap smoothly from brutal social realism to laugh-out-loud humour within a few sentencesIt is a triumphant debut novel, which announces a real new talent on the Scottish literary scene' Press and Journal * "More than just a nostalgic recreation of the author's youth, it's a compassionate, affecting story of a family in crisis at a time of upheaval and transformation, when disco wasn't the only thing whose days were numbered' Herald Scotland * 'By turn hilarious and heart-breaking, more than anything Ross creates beautifully rounded characters full of humanity and perhaps most of all, hope. It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. It s rude, keenly observed and candidly down to earth' The Scotsman * 'If you lived through the early Eighties this book is essential. If you didn't it's simply a brilliant debut novel' John Niven
David F. Ross was born in Glasgow in 1964 and has lived in Kilmarnock for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, an architect by day, and a hilarious social-media commentator, author and enabler by night. His debut novel The Last Days of Disco was shortlisted for the Authors Club Best First Novel Award, and optioned for the stage by the Scottish National Theatre. All five of his novels have achieved notable critical acclaim and There’s Only One Danny Garvey, published in 2021 by Orenda Books, was shortlisted for the prestigious Saltire Society Prize for Scottish Fiction Book of the Year. David lives in Ayrshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910633373 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910633372 |
| Title | The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas |
| Author | David F Ross |
| Series | Disco Days Trilogy Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orenda Books |
| Year published | 2016-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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