Marked by Irvine Welsh s scabrous humor and raw Scottish vernacular, Skagboys transports us to 1980s Edinburgh, where the Trainspotting crew is just getting started. Mark Renton has it all: the first in his family to attend university, he has a pretty girlfriend and a great social life. But when economic uncertainties and family problems intervene, Rent succumbs to the defeatism not to mention the drug use that has taken hold in Edinburgh s tougher quarters. His friends are responding according to personality. Laid off, ...
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Marked by Irvine Welsh s scabrous humor and raw Scottish vernacular, Skagboys transports us to 1980s Edinburgh, where the Trainspotting crew is just getting started. Mark Renton has it all: the first in his family to attend university, he has a pretty girlfriend and a great social life. But when economic uncertainties and family problems intervene, Rent succumbs to the defeatism not to mention the drug use that has taken hold in Edinburgh s tougher quarters. His friends are responding according to personality. Laid off, Spud Murphy is paralyzed in the face of long-term unemployment. Sick Boy, supreme manipulator of the opposite sex, is scamming and hustling for money and drugs. And meanwhile, psycho Franco Begbie is scaring the hell out of everyone. Darkly humorous, Skagboys gives a gritty and gripping portrait of a time, not unlike ours, when money was scarce, unemployment was high, and drugs seemed the answer."
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Good. Ex-library hardcover with stickers and labels. Shows some wear from use. The dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering. All items ship Monday-Saturday-Fast Shipping in a secure package. Your purchase will help support the programs and collections of the Johnson County (Kansas) Library.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. BX2-An advance uncorrected proof paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, light tanning and shelf wear. Prequel to the best-selling phenomenon Trainspotting, this exhilirating and moving novel shows how Welsh's colorful miscreants first went wrong. 9"x6", 523 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Fair. There are small stickers/markings that identify this book as an ex library book. This hardback book shows normal wear and tear. There is yellowing of the pages of this book due to age. Shipped to you from Goodwill of the Valleys, Roanoke VA. Thank you for your support!
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Used; Very Good. W W Norton & Co Inc. Used; Very Good. Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. 2012 Hardcover stated First American Edition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Jacket has no rips, tears or creases and is not price clipped. Book Condition: Very Good Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2012. First American Edition. HARDCOVER.
