Breadboy

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It s Belfast 1977. The King is dead and a 14-year-old boy wearing Denim aftershave has just been appointed breadboy in the last Ormo Mini-Shop in the world delivering bread to the residents of the Upper Shankill on Saturday mornings. He s all grown up now so he is and nearly shaving.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Bee Gees fill the airwaves everyone is in love with Princess Leia and Breadboy s love of peace and pets is soon rivalled by his interest in parallel universes and punk . . . and girls especially Judy Carlton who sits opposite him in chemistry. Sooner or later Breadboy is sure they ll become a proper couple like Paul and Linda and Judy will be his girl.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>There are rivals at school and dangers on the streets but Breadboy is hopeful so he is. He is a good Breadboy. He delivers.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As does Tony Macaulay in this delightful sequel to the critically acclaimed Paperboy.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'The adventures of a Belfast Breadboy prove to be an uplifting tale Breadboy delivers a tale of courage optimism and simple niceness Breadboy is an affectionately-drawn memoir in many ways a cultural survey of the era part personal narrative part historical record. The narrative style is easy and sharp with a colourful humorous edge that keeps things lively and engaging. Behind Tony's straight-laced exterior there beats the heart of a hilarious and gifted writer who's published a couple of darkly comical books about growing up in Belfast. The latest really is a laugh a minute.' --Ivan Little Belfast Telegraph</span></p><p></p>