In Pieces

Si is 28 and unsure of what he wants – in his job, his love life, even just for dinner. The only thing he’s certain of is his friendship with Jimmy, a late-twenties professional footballer in a career he fears has stalled. Through their uncertainty and just plain lethargy, the two men anchor each other with regular catch-ups at their local, The Feathers.

But little do they know that The Feathers is more than just a great place for a pint and a chin-wag; it’s also a hub for a London-based IRA cell. Plans are being formed – dangerous ones – while Si and Jimmy drink away their quarter-life crises. And just as the guys start to get everything figured out – against the roller-coaster backdrop of Manchester United's Double Double season, and the media and politics of mid-1990s Britain – something happens that threatens to blow it all up.

In Pieces – the thinking man’s Bridget Jones’s Diary

‘Nick Hopton is a fresh new talent’ Amanda Foreman

‘A wry, intelligent story of London life in the nineties’ New York Post

‘An enjoyable read for any football fan’ Sir Bobby Charlton

‘Hopton's prose sparkles both on and off the pitch’ Wilf McGuinness

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