Laddy Groove (Paperback)

Jerry Boak

ISBN 10: 1534718206 / ISBN 13: 9781534718203

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. Ever since moving to Seattle from LA, Trevor Burwen has wanted out: out of his dad's dingy suburban tract home; out of his soul-sucking job at an alternative music hall; out of the city that has let him down. It's 1990 and the cusp of the grunge explosion. But to Trevor, Seattle is still a cultural and social backwater. When Trevor joins in with a gang of scooter hooligans, his grey-tinged life explodes into Technicolor-cool threads, music, mates and a vintage Vespa. He's got the mod look now-and the girls start paying attention. After multiple altercations, a wrecked Jag, a run-in with Swedish mobsters, his love life in the balance and a face that practically gets rearranged, Trevor learns two enduring life lessons. One, "the best scenes are the scenes that die." And two, "once a mod, always a mod." Think of Laddy Groove as Quadrophenia for the now generation. Go! This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Laddy Groove (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1534718206
• ISBN 13: 9781534718203
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Ever since moving to Seattle from LA, Trevor Burwen has wanted out: out of his dad’s dingy suburban tract home; out of his soul-sucking job at an alternative music hall; out of the city that has let him down. It’s 1990 and the cusp of the grunge explosion. But to Trevor, Seattle is still a cultural and social backwater. When Trevor joins in with a gang of scooter hooligans, his grey-tinged life explodes into Technicolor—cool threads, music, mates and a vintage Vespa. He’s got the mod look now—and the girls start paying attention. After multiple altercations, a wrecked Jag, a run-in with Swedish mobsters, his love life in the balance and a face that practically gets rearranged, Trevor learns two enduring life lessons. One, “the best scenes are the scenes that die.” And two, “once a mod, always a mod.” Think of Laddy Groove as Quadrophenia for the now generation. Go!

About the Author

Jerry Boak is a writer and media consultant in New York City. He still has his two-tone 1966 Vespa 180 Super Sport from his days in Seattle. This is his first novel.