Skinheads is the story of a way of life, told through three generations of a family: Terry English, original ska-loving skinhead and boss of a mini-cab firm; Nutty Ray, street-punk skin and active football hooligan; and Lol, son of Terry, nephew of Ray, a fifteen-year-old kid just starting out.
Terry is sick and not sure he's going to make his fiftieth birthday, but is kept going by his music, his lovely assistant Angie, and his discovery of the abandoned Union Jack Club, which he decides to clean up and re-open. Ray, meanwhile, is out driving mini-cabs and struggling to control his anger - his only release: days out with Chelsea's finest. But when he takes the law into his own hands in an explosion of righteous violence, his future starts to darken.
| ISBN: | 9780099458876 |
| Publication date: | 5th March 2009 |
| Author: | John King |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 295 pages |
| Genres: |
Street fiction / urban fiction Violence and abuse in society Social groups: alternative lifestyles Nationalism Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Narrative theme: Social issues Family Drama |