{"product_id":"football-factory-paperback","title":"Football Factory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Football Factory\u003c\/em\u003e is driven by its two main characters--late-twenties warehouseman Tommy Johnson and retired ex-soldier Bill Farrell. Tommy is angry at his situation in life and those running the country. Outside of work, he is a lively, outspoken character, living for his time with a gang of football hooligans, the excitement of their fights and the comradeship he finds with his friends. He is a violent man, at the same time moral and intelligent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBill, meanwhile, is a former Second World War hero who helped liberate a concentration camp and married a survivor. He is a strong, principled character who sees the self-serving political and media classes for what they are. Tommy and Bill have shared feelings, but express their views in different ways. Born at another time, they could have been the other. As the book unfolds both come to their own crossroads and have important decisions to make.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Football Factory\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about modern-day pariahs, people reduced to the level of statistics by years of hypocritical, self-serving party politics. It is about the insulted, marginalised, unseen. Graphic and disturbing, at times very funny, \u003cem\u003eThe Football Factory\u003c\/em\u003e is a rush of literary adrenalin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn King\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eEngland Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeadhunters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Prison House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSkinheads\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhite Trash\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently publishes and edits \u003ci\u003eVerbal\u003c\/i\u003e, a fiction-based publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770499596576,"sku":"9781629631165","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f85654c082e672bd23712586e31bb330.webp?v=1780373009","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/football-factory-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}