Review
'The evocation of childhood really is up there with the opening chapters of Sons and Lovers, or with The Go-Between: I laughed at these kids and I loved them.' - Amazon Review
'Great story, brilliantly written. I have just finished this book and can guarantee I will read it again in the future.
It regularly made me laugh out loud.
I can't recommend this book enough,
Buy it and you won't be disappointed.' - Amazon Review
Description
Fifteen years since Peter Wood left school and disappeared, he returns.
Is he back to make peace or is he back for revenge?
'Even at the age of ten I took great delight in kicking Emlyn Hughes in the face.' - Peter Wood.
Childhood in the eighties was fun for but nothing lasts forever.
Running away seemed like his only option; as did his return fifteen years later.
Will his old friends forgive him for going?
Will his enemies forgive him for coming back?
Will Pete win back the life he thought he had lost or will he Leg It?
A classic tale of love and friendship, revenge, gangsters and rubber pants.
Alan Parkinson's debut novel Leg It is set in Sunderland and mixes crime and humour in the style of Christopher Brookmyre and Colin Bateman.
Alternating between the lead character's schooldays and the modern day, it gradually reveals his reason for moving away and motivation coming back.
A fast paced comic thriller that will bring back memories for anybody who went to school in the eighties and will strike a note for anyone who ever wanted to put right what happened in their teenage years.
'The evocation of childhood really is up there with the opening chapters of Sons and Lovers, or with The Go-Between: I laughed at these kids and I loved them.' - Amazon Review
'Great story, brilliantly written. I have just finished this book and can guarantee I will read it again in the future.
It regularly made me laugh out loud.
I can't recommend this book enough,
Buy it and you won't be disappointed.' - Amazon Review
Description
Fifteen years since Peter Wood left school and disappeared, he returns.
Is he back to make peace or is he back for revenge?
'Even at the age of ten I took great delight in kicking Emlyn Hughes in the face.' - Peter Wood.
Childhood in the eighties was fun for but nothing lasts forever.
Running away seemed like his only option; as did his return fifteen years later.
Will his old friends forgive him for going?
Will his enemies forgive him for coming back?
Will Pete win back the life he thought he had lost or will he Leg It?
A classic tale of love and friendship, revenge, gangsters and rubber pants.
Alan Parkinson's debut novel Leg It is set in Sunderland and mixes crime and humour in the style of Christopher Brookmyre and Colin Bateman.
Alternating between the lead character's schooldays and the modern day, it gradually reveals his reason for moving away and motivation coming back.
A fast paced comic thriller that will bring back memories for anybody who went to school in the eighties and will strike a note for anyone who ever wanted to put right what happened in their teenage years.
