Blind Scouse

Blind Scouse is a gritty coming-of-age novel set in the back alleys and dance halls of post-war Bootle, Liverpool, a world of pigeon lofts, pea-wack soup, and the surge of rock and roll.

Joey Riley and Tony McNulty are two working-class boys with swagger, secondhand guitars, and a dream. Their lives unfold among truant officers, pawnbrokers, Irish Catholic priests with secrets, and the restless energy of a city on the brink of change. Saturday nights mean the Iron Door and the Cavern Club, ...