The Green Owls
When twelve-year-old Dusty decides to shave his head and become a Skinhead, his mother actually approves of his new look. But it's 1971 in Leeds, England, and the Skinhead movement is not yet one of white supremacy as it is today. For Dusty, who recently lost his father, it's an attempt to find his place in the world and fit in on the social housing estate where he lives. In doing so, he finds a new family in the form of the Seacroft Green Owls, a local teenage gang.Although fighting for territory and football hooliganism becomes part of his life, he also finds support, companionship, and even his first romantic encounter in the Green Owls. D…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5255-8142-7
- EAN: 9781525581427
- Produktnummer: 35064596
- Verlag: Friesenpress
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Masse: H20.9 cm x B13.2 cm x D1.7 cm 371 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 371
Über den Autor
Author Thomas RC Miller, was a teenager in Leeds, England in the 70's and experienced firsthand many of the elements of culture that he describes in The Green Owls. He went on to have a military career with the UK Special Forces before moving to Canada and working in the security industry. Miller has extensively studied the Japanese Warrior Art of Ninjutsu and earned his 10th degree Black Belt and became a Master Teacher.Today Miller lives near Sooke, BC surrounded by woods and wildlife - including raccoons, deer and several neighborhood bears that make regular visits. The Green Owls is his first book, but (due to his life experiences) he already has plans for several books to follow....
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