Were just the least lucky girls in all the world. All three of us. You and me and Ruthy have been given a big sad spoon of bad luck. A girl growing up in a battered part of Stockport in a battered time at the end of the Seventies falls in love with the man who will break her heart into a thousand pieces. Blindsided is a surprising and romantic play about warped love; jealousy; and damaged lives; spanning from the beginnings of the Thatcher Government in 1979 to the birth of New Labour in 1997.This edition features an introduction by Dr Jacqueline Bolton.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. I wish I liked it the way most doBy EverettI like his music and I can relate to his importance as an American archetype. I really wanted to like this book; but I just couldnt. Maybe the problem is that its called and autobiography when its so obviously full of tall tales fancy. The writing is strong; I just couldnt believe hardly a word of it and I finally gave up at the part that graphically describes the mutilation of small animals. Who needs this? Ill stick with his songs.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. If you think youll like it; you will.By DavichiVery interesting for me personally because he was about the same age as my father and from a town very close to where my father was born. Until he left that area as a young adult I felt that I could have been reading about my fathers boyhood. A good read irrespective of that however. I was fascinated by the conditions of the era. Perhaps the most interesting thing about Woody is how (youll find) he actually loved his lifestyle.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Then is NowBy RolfeOther reviewers note that "Bound for Glory" is important for the view it gives us of our nation and people in Guthries time. It is also a must-read for today; a time when our nation is so divided between rich and poor with a a crashing; shrinking middle class. As in his time; many today have lost jobs; lost homes; gone hungry; and lost hope. Today; we are more removed from the land than in his time and less able to cope with poverty. Many today will find themselves in this book - and perhaps find also coping skills and hope needed to persevere and survive until they reach a better place.
