The Midlands, 1984. Two young lads are about to learn what it is to be a miner, to be accepted into the close camaraderie and initiated into a unique workplace where sweat, toil, collapsing roofs and explosions are all to be met with bawdy humour.
London, 1984. A conflicted Tory MP, a brash American CEO and an eccentric maverick are the face of a radical Conservative government preparing to do battle with the most powerful workforce, the miners.
As the two sides clash, the miners fight for their livelihoods and families, and the government for its vision of a free Britain. Together they change the fabric of the nation forever.
By:
Beth Steel Imprint: Faber & Faber Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: Main Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 162g ISBN:9780571321377 ISBN 10: 0571321372 Pages: 144 Publication Date:01 December 2014 Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Beth Steel is a new playwright currently on attachment to Theatre 503, London as one of their prestigious 503Five Writers group.