The Sadness of The King George

<p>Welcome to The King George.</p><p> </p><p>You know it. Your old local. Back in the day.</p><p> </p><p>The stink of beer and piss sticky carpets nicotine stains on the ceiling soggy bar towels and the chance of a punch-up on a Saturday night - or anytime for that matter.</p><p> </p><p>And in amongst it all an awkward 20-year-old trapped behind the bar with nothing to do but pull pints and wait for the next fag break.</p><p> </p><p>Until he finds Amy. And life. And an escape - if he dares.</p><p> </p><p>A not coming of age novel...</p><p><br></p><p>From West Midlands writer Shaun Hand comes a comedy novel set in a Birmingham pub well Sutton Coldfield to be precise. Funny poignant and unflinchingly honest <em>The Sadness of The King George</em> captures the moment when the easy idealism of youth collides with the hard realities of conservative suburbia.</p>