Ironopolis
by Glen James Brown
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Pub Date Feb 01 2019 | Archive Date May 10 2022
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Description
Jean holds the key to the disappearance of a famous artist; Jim’s youth is shattered during the euphoric raves of ‘89; a brutal boyhood prank scars three generations of Frank’s family; Corina’s gambling addiction costs her far more than money; and Alan, a man devastated by his past, unravels the darkness of his terrifying father, a man whose shadow has loomed large over the estate for a lifetime. And then there is the ageless Peg Powler, part myth, part reality. Why is she stalking them all?
A Note From the Publisher
'...nothing short of a triumph' - The Guardian
Selected in The Guardian’s Best Summer Books 2018
‘The most accomplished working-class novel of the last few years.’ – Paul Simon, Morning Star
‘…a tapestry of working-class life in all its glory and pain.’ – Anthony Cartwright, author of Heartland
‘Edgy and arresting debut novel.’ – The Bookseller
‘… an unflinching tale about narratives at the heart of working class communities and the struggle to keep them alive.’ – Northern Soul
‘You may have to steel yourself to carry on, but it’s worth the journey.’
– The Northern Echo
Selected in The Guardian’s Best Summer Books 2018
‘The most accomplished working-class novel of the last few years.’ – Paul Simon, Morning Star
‘…a tapestry of working-class life in all its glory and pain.’ – Anthony Cartwright, author of Heartland
‘Edgy and arresting debut novel.’ – The Bookseller
‘… an unflinching tale about narratives at the heart of working class communities and the struggle to keep them alive.’ – Northern Soul
‘You may have to steel yourself to carry on, but it’s worth the journey.’
– The Northern Echo
Advance Praise
When the literary depiction of working-class communities is often reduced to a lazy shorthand of grit and misery, this unflinching, clear-eyed and overall deeply human depiction of an estate’s glory days and its eventual decline is nothing short of a triumph. The Guardian
Working class voices are not going unnoticed. Glen James Brown's debut novel Ironopolis was acclaimed as an 'extraordinary novel' in The Morning Star. Reviewer Paul Simon described the Middlesbrough-set book as 'breathtaking in its ambition and delivery.'
Ironopolis is not a book that is easily glossed over. The prose, characters, and scale coalesce into one narrative distinctly different from anything you've read before. Simon identified a key aspect of what makes this novel stand out: the mythical river witch Peg Powler.
Marketing Plan
The book is to be re-released to coincide with Brown being a Gladstone's Library Fellow in April 2022.
The book is to be re-released to coincide with Brown being a Gladstone's Library Fellow in April 2022.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781912681099 |
| PRICE | $15.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 468 |
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