Tony Hogan Bought Me an Ice-Cream Float Before He Stole My Ma

"A witty and lively novel set somewhere between the worlds of Roddy Doyle and Irvine Welsh." --William Dalyrymple, The Guardian

Reminiscent of early Roddy Doyle, Tony Hogan Bought Me an Ice-Cream Float Before He Stole My Ma begins with our singular heroine's less than idyllic birth and quickly moves to a spectacular fight that lands Janie and her mother in a local women's shelter. From there it's on to a dodgy council flat and a succession of unsuitable men, including the hard-drinking, drug-dealing, ice-cream-buying Tony Hogan. Kerry Hudson's arrestingly original debut will enthrall readers with Janie's tragicomic and moving story about coming of age in a non-traditional family amid the absurdities of the 1980s and Thatcherite Britain.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 01/28/2014
ISBN: 9780143124641
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.32w x 0.69d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/16/2013
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2013
Booklist 12/15/2013 pg. 20
Shelf Awareness 02/04/2014