The Tar Factory by Alan Kelly
Crazy D had planted the idea in Mad Dog's head. Slice yer leg off, accident like, an it's worth forty gran. But crazy D bottled it and Mad Dog he lost his happy-head-had to go elsewhere for his forty Gs, didn't he? Least he still had his leg but. Of course when Denzo Doom minced ma hand with the gulley motor he called me 'buddy', thought I had bigger balls than a West African elephant. It was only a fuck-up. So how does Tarman make a few extra bob for the boozer? Ah'm warning you it's not pretty. Gang Bangs bribery and scams, this is some story.Unpretentious, human, moving and funnyAlan Kelly gives us a man with true grit and a real practical morality. Mad Dog protects the underdog but beware those who misuse their power. This deserves to sell more copies than Trainspotting. The Tar Factory is fuckin magic. A surprise hunner quid Giro on a wet Tuesday in February. - Des Dillon
Alan Kelly only started writing 5 years ago, after joining Des Dillon's writer's group. Raised in Coatbridge, Alan worked for twenty years for North Lanarkshire Council's Roads Department, picking litter, sweeping roads, eventually promoted to tar shovelling, tar raking, tar chipping and tar rolling in a Tar Squad. Now working as a school janitor, Alan has re-married his first wife after successfully battling his alcoholism he has been dry for over eleven years.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781842820506 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842820508 |
| Title | The Tar Factory |
| Author | Alan Kelly |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Luath Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 186 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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