Asboville
A Waterstones 'Paperback of the Year'
Available in the Waterstones 2 for 3 Christmas Promotion
'A tender take on modern youth. Rhodes dramatises their sense of exclusion with freshness and insight' - The Guardian
'Rhodes asks important questions about social justice, but also tells a compellingly human story. An impressive debut' - The New Statesman
'Subject
and setting imply a Loach-like bleakness, but this finely crafted and
often lyrical debut novel offers far more than hoodie-hugging sympathy
or sink-estate despair. JB, with his great but baffled expectations,
shakes hands across time with Dickens' Pip. Let's have a sequel
soonish.' The Independent
'Rhodes
is writing about what he knows and isn't afraid to present it plain and
unvarnished. You can't ask more from a first time novelist than that' -
Jill Murphy, The Book Bag
'A powerful coming of age story with a difference' - First Post Review
'A
striking debut novel that deals with a vital topical issue. A young
offender is sent to paint beach huts in Kent, and encounters people and
forces that promise both his salvation and ruin' - Waterstones
'An excellent debut novel. I was completely wrapped up in it. Definitely in my top 10 of the year.' Scott Pack - The Bookseller
Scott Pack's 'Top Ten Books of the Year' can be found on his new blog at The Friday Project - 'Me and My Big Mouth'
