Penknife

It is May 1984 and the time of the miners' strike. Jarrod Brook, a rebel without a cause, returns to Brightlingsea, Essex, after being expelled from a state boarding school, to find that his mum has given his bedroom to a striking miner. Along with his best mate, Colin, over a long, eventful summer Jarrod is drawn into petty criminality while also trying to impress Verity, an outspoken young feminist. Then the repercussions of a drunken night out conspire to test the limits of friendship and to show how a well-meaning and quite innocent young man can end up behind bars.

• | Author: Jim Westover
• | Publisher: Silverwood Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1800422229
• | ISBN-13: 9781800422223