{"product_id":"fan-9781910050538","title":"Fan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rhodes' depiction of disaster and ensuring PTSD has the ring of authenticity: he was at Hillsborough that fateful day\" DAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A remarkable thing to read. It has immense power and is utterly compelling\" SCOTT PACK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1989, 18-year-old John Finch spends his Saturdays following Nottingham Forest up and down the country, and the rest of the week trudging the streets of his hometown as a postal worker. Leading inexorably towards the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough, the worst sporting disaster on British history, 'Fan' glides between 1989 and 2004, when the true impact of this tragic day becomes evident. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFan \u003c\/i\u003eis a book about personal and collective tragedy. It's about growing up and not growing up, about manhood and about what makes a man, and about football's role in reflecting a society never more than a brick's throw away from shattering point. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark, haunting and deeply personal, Danny Rhodes' heart-felt novel explodes with gut-wrenching emotion and exposes how disaster can not only affect a life, but change its course for ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910050538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Danny Rhodes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774160695477,"sku":"9781910050538","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fan-9781910050538","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}