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Tietam Brown

Mick Foley

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English
Vintage
01 October 2004
'It's irritating when a wrestler's first novel is better than the efforts of many writers. You don't see me putting on a leotard and jumping on people' - Tibor Fischer

Antietam (Andy) Brown - named for the great-great-grandfather who died on that Civil War battleground - was ten years old when he killed his abusive foster father. Now, after seven years in reform school, he is free to make a new start. But he is immediately thrust into the violent and debased life of his real father (known as Tietam) - an oddly charismatic man who seems addicted to bodybuilding, beer-swilling and 'bareback riding'.

Swimming through a morass of crudity and violence, Andy is stunned to find himself pursued by the high school homecoming queen - a born-again Christian. Obsessed with the idea of offering his girlfriend a pure love and driven to find out whether he's descended from a monster or a hero, Andy searches for the truth in the dangerous currents of his father's past and present.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   181g
ISBN:   9780099450283
ISBN 10:   0099450283
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 0 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mick Foley was born in 1965 and grew up in New York State. As a wrestler he fought as 'Mankind', 'Cactus Jack' and 'Dude Love'. He won the WWF World Title three times and the WWF Tag Title nine times. He has lost four front teeth and has had over 300 stitches. He lives with his wife and children on Long Island.

Reviews for Tietam Brown

Brilliant and disturbing... A novel of immense power and subtlety * Guardian * Take JD Salinger, throw in a bit of Dostoevsky, sprinkle with Bret Easton Ellis, and you're getting there * Guardian * Foley brilliantly charts the young Andy's emotional deprivation and the adolescent Andy's romantic confusion * Daily Mail * Raw, funny and moving stuff. Drop your preconceptions on entry and enjoy a real book by a real writer * Big Issue * You'll be gripped by this great read * Daily Mirror *


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