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The Mersey might still be one of the world’s muddiest rivers, but the Liverpool depicted in Kevin Sampson’s Clubland is keen to leave its murky past behind. Brussels-bound bureaucrats toast the success of the post-Toxteth regeneration; young people are flocking to its universities and money men are clambering over each other for a slice of the lucrative club trade. Veteran gangster – and hero of Sampson’s earlier thriller Outlaws--Ged Brennan wouldn’t normally turn down an opportunity to earn more money. He’s got a wife and kids with decidedly upmarket tastes, after all. But he’s also got strong principles. The idea of a decriminalised zone in the heart of clubland--where prostitution and drug use would be tolerated--appals him. Unfortunately, he’s not in the best position to fight a crusade. The council are head-hunting him as the figurehead for their latest scheme. He’s just handed over a string of strip clubs to his wayward--and distinctly warped--cousin Moby. And there’s Marguerite, hot-shot lawyer and Haitian ice-queen. Who, in addition to being the widow of Ged’s dead brother, has very much her own ideas about the future of clubland. This is a highly original tale of tangled loyalties, set against a backdrop of shifting values. Ged Brennan is a protagonist to rival TV’s Tony Soprano: gentlemanly and coarse, principled yet disarmingly ruthless. His journey through the mean streets of Merseyside is sometimes shocking, sometimes disturbing, always tinged with wit. Read it--and be grateful you’re not living it.--Matthew BaylisRead More

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  • ASDA

    For a man of violence Ged Brennan is incredibly moralistic so when he receives an offer to take over the clubland empire of an executed gangster he promptly passes the parcel to his sex-addicted cousin Moby. This is a tale of Thatcher's other children - the ones she left behind.

  • Blackwell

    For a man of violence, Ged Brennan is incredibly moralistic, so when he receives an offer to take over the clubland empire of an executed gangster, he promptly passes the parcel to his sex-addicted cousin Moby. This is a tale of Thatcher's other...

  • 0099289768
  • 9780099289760
  • Kevin Sampson
  • 1 May 2003
  • Vintage
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 250
  • New edition
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