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Skagboys by Irvine Welsh (Paperback, 2013)

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Only Sick Boy seems to ride the current, scamming and hustling his way through it all. The way out is heroin. Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film.

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Both a prequel to the world-renowned Trainspotting, and an alternative version of it, Skagboys is Irvine Welsh's greatest work. *Number #1 Bestseller** BEFORE TRAINSPOTTING CAME SKAGBOYS Mark Renton has it all- he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a bright future. But there's no room for him in the 1980s and when his family starts to fracture, Mark's life swings out of control. The way out is heroin. It's no better for his friends - Spud Murphy is laid off from his job, Tommy Lawrence finds himself sucked into a life of petty crime, violence and the world of the psychotic Franco Begbie. Only Sick Boy seems to ride the current, scamming and hustling his way through it all. Exhilarating and moving, Skagboys charts their journey from likely lads to young addicts in a decade which changed Britain forever. 'Masterful... its banter, outrage and razor wit sing off the page' Independent 'Funny...visceral and true... Welsh's finest work to date' The Times

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PublisherVintage Publishing

ISBN-139780099535584

eBay Product ID (ePID)141432657

Product Key Features

Book TitleSkagboys

AuthorIrvine Welsh

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicBooks

Publication Year2013

Number of Pages560 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height198mm

Item Width129mm

Item Weight383g

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorIrvine Welsh

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by 0QlvqGYPSxW@Deleted
01 Nov, 2017
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by jocheco.qcddyr3
28 Jul, 2020
Skagboys
All irvine welsh books good ones ive read
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by toby62trb
22 Mar, 2017
Skagboys
A great start to Trainspotting that I didn't know existed .
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by clairewhite
15 Nov, 2020
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by johnasauras
25 Oct, 2017
fantastic read
As with all Irvine Welsh novels
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by waynoakle30
11 Nov, 2016
This skags barry said the specky wee gadge
Didnt think trainspotting needed much adding to it but this book just proved me wrong excellant prequel top funny and tragic that sucks the reader right in
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by belkinzep
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