"1979" takes place in a small fishing town called Musselburgh, situated on the east coast of Scotland. It's about a young girl who is very naive yet incredibly self-aware in the year that changed her life foreveran evocative, moving, and at times hilarious true-life story about growing up gay in a small town, finding out you're adopted, and losing your father at the age of 14. Always an outsider, the Rhona of 1979 was desperate to fit in at any cost, and here lies the bittersweet humor. At the heart of the book is the Clubhouse, a place that symbolizes all that is normal, happy, and secure....
"1979" takes place in a small fishing town called Musselburgh, situated on the east coast of Scotland. It's about a young girl who is very naive yet i...
It's the late eighties and 24-year-old Kerry has been drifting aimlessly through life. Rarely having plans of any kind, she gets drunk and things happen: sex, drugs, parties, relationships, and, when she's really pushed, work. Setting off on a hastily arranged visit to Australia, Kerry packs only three items of clothing, a pair of flip-flops, not much money, and her work visa. Soon broke, hungry, and homeless, she joins a likeable but mismatched band of travelers who sell dodgy oil paintings door-to-door in the suburbs. Young, beautiful, and free, they drink wildly and live for the moment....
It's the late eighties and 24-year-old Kerry has been drifting aimlessly through life. Rarely having plans of any kind, she gets drunk and things happ...
