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OverviewIt's the year punk rock was born, Concorde entered commercial service and a tiny Romanian gymnast changed the sport forever. Archie Blunt is a man with big ideas. He just needs a break for them to be realised. In a bizarre brush with the light-entertainment business, Archie unwittingly saves the life of the UK's top showbiz star, Hank 'Heady' Hendricks', and now dreams of hitting the big-time as a Popular Music Impresario. Seizing the initiative, he creates a new singing group with five unruly working-class kids from Glasgow's East End. Together, they make the finals of a televised Saturday-night talent show, and before they know it, fame and fortune beckon for Archie and The High Five. But there's a complication; a trail of irate Glaswegian bookies, corrupt politicians and a determined Scottish WPC known as The Tank are all on his tail ... A hilarious, poignant nod to the exclusivity of stardom, in an age when 'making it' was 'having it all', WELCOME TO THE HEADY HEIGHTS is also a dark, laugh-out-loud comedy, a heartwarming tribute to a bygone age and a delicious drama about desperate men, connected by secrets and lies, by accidents of time and, most of all, the city they live in. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David F. RossPublisher: Orenda Books Imprint: Orenda Books Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.260kg ISBN: 9781912374618ISBN 10: 1912374617 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 21 March 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA twisted love letter to Glasgow at her finest and worst, shot through with an eye for 70's detail and an awareness of our current, complex ills. This is hardboiled tartan noir with a musical edge, streetwise intelligence and exactly the sense of humour you'd hope to find as showbiz meets Duke Street and high society enforcers battle gentlemen of the Sarry Hied and graduates of the Bar L' A L Kennedy This is a book that might just make you cry like nobody's watching. --Sunday Mail Dark, hilarious, funny and heart-breaking. --Muriel Gray, author, The Trickster Warm, funny and evocative. --Chris Brookmyre, author, Places in the Darkness Full of comedy, pathos and great tunes. --Hardeep Singh Kohli, author, Indian Takeaway A real new talent on the Scottish literary scene. --Press and Journal This is a book that might just make you cry like nobody's watching. --Sunday Mail Dark, hilarious, funny and heart-breaking. --Muriel Gray, author, The Trickster Warm, funny and evocative. --Chris Brookmyre, author, Places in the Darkness Full of comedy, pathos and great tunes. --Hardeep Singh Kohli, author, Indian Takeaway A real new talent on the Scottish literary scene. --Press and Journal Author InformationDavid F. Ross was born in Glasgow in 1964 and has lived in Kilmarnock for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, an architect by day, and a hilarious social media commentator, author and enabler by night. His most prized possession is a signed Joe Strummer LP. Since the publication of his debut novel The Last Days of Disco, he's become something of a media celebrity in Scotland, with a signed copy of his book going for 500 at auction, and the German edition has not left the bestseller list since it was published. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |