Ironopolis

by Glen James Brown

Overview

Ironopolis is a warren of streets, memories and people with secrets... Glen James Brown orchestrates a remarkable novel across these streets as Ironopolis tells its own story across three generations. Jean unveils a secret on her deathbed... Alan unravels the truth of his father, a man who has haunted the Burn Council Estate for a lifetime... Corina is just trying to get through one last day at the hairdressers before she closes it for good. And then there is the ageless Peg Powler, myth and reality, stalking them all...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781914595608
Publisher:	Parthian Books
Publication date:	04/10/2023
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 5.00(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Glen James Brown was born in County Durham in 1982 and studied English at Leeds Beckett University. In 2013 he won an AHRC scholarship to study for an M.A. in Creative Writing at the University of Chichester, where he graduated with distinction, and the Kate Betts Memorial Award. Ironopolis is his first novel. He lives in Manchester. Glen was born in County Durham in 1982 and studied English at Leeds Beckett University. In 2013 he won an AHRC scholarship to study for an M.A. in Creative Writing at the University of Chichester, where he graduated with distinction, and the Kate Betts Memorial Award. Ironopolis, is his first novel. He lives in Manchester.

Table of Contents

Day of the Dark: (Una Cruickshank of Loom Street) 1

This Acid Life: (Jim Clarke of Hessle Rise 77

Midnight: (Frank (Scott Hulme of Second Avenue 153

Heart of Chrome: (Corina Clarke of Peelaw Bank 195

Uxo: (Douglas Ward (Campbell Road 297

The Final Left: (Henry Szarka (Sober Hall 419