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82-83

Shawn Robbie

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A coming-of-age story and intimate account of what it was like as a young person growing up in the early
1980s.
Fictional story about young football fans in the 1980s that is loosely based on the author’s life.
Set in Ipswich, on the east coast of England.

Follow football mad thirteen-year-old Steven Garrett and his neighbour and outsider Ralf Grimmer as they
journey through friendship and football.

With their local club in decline after success in Europe, Steven and Ralf must stop themselves from being
sucked into the dangerous and violent side of football.

Steven observes, dates, and describes the events through his younger but worldlier eyes, but it is Ralf’s voice
that guides us through the world of that time. Steven admires and envies Ralf but is often too quick to point out
his faults. And despite his detailed memory, can Steven’s recollections be trusted, and can we rely on just his
memories?

As the story unfolds, beyond the realm of football, courage and its absence take centre stage, revisiting
haunting events from the summer before. Join Steven and Ralf in a journey through memory, friendship, and the
blurry lines of truth, in a season that will leave an unforgettable mark on their lives.

Now living in Hampshire, Shawn Robbie grew up on the east coast, in Ipswich and is an avid follower of
1980s music, culture, and history in the UK and Europe and still follows football. 82-83 is Shawn’s first book
and is partly autobiographical.

Local interest: Ipswich.

Publication Date: 28th February 2024 £8.99 ISBN: 9781805142430
Thema subject category: YFB – Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
paperback 216 x 138 mm 336 pp Portrait Author location: Hampshire

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