Friction

Informationen zum Autor Joe Stretch was born in 1982 and brought up in Lancashire. He moved to Manchester at the age of 18 to study politics at Manchester University. His band, Performance, in which he is lead singer and lyricist, released their debut album in 2007. Friction was his first novel, followed by Wildlife and The Adult. Klappentext Life in Manchester is sexy and stinking. Hold your breath. Justin wants a sex life not a sex death. Rebecca has breasts but doesn't understand them. She needs to talk to Dostoevsky about erections hairy armpits and firing squads. Life is difficult. Steve wants cash so he can enjoy his trendy body. He wants Carly too but she just wants a never-ending orgasm. Johnny wants to be touched and if possible he'd like to seem happy. Colin wants to know why tits make his fists clench.This is their story. They try their best. They drag their feet through the fashions the foul the famous and the drunk of twenty-first century Britain. They're looking for happiness. What they find is friction. Zusammenfassung Justin wants a sex life, not a sex death. Steve wants cash so he can enjoy his trendy body. He wants Carly too, but she just wants a never-ending orgasm. Johnny wants to be touched and, if possible, he'd like to seem happy. Colin wants to know why tits make his fists clench. This is their story.

Product details

• Authors: Joe Stretch, Stretch Joe
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.03.2008
• EAN: 9780099515968
• ISBN: 978-0-09-951596-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Manchester, FICTION / Romance / New Adult, FICTION / Satire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Satirical fiction and parodies, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050