STRAY DOGS (e-book) (used book) | John Richard Parfitt | bookbook.eu

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An instant cult classic - Buzz Magazine

A tough growing-up novel, tautly written and full of reflective energy - The Critic

Expertly tempered by something very real; Parfitt’s sublime gift for nailing the romantic yet unruly teenage voice - Nation Cymru

Coming-of-age story and a tense crime drama; Stray Dogs brings together the best of both - Vol 1 Brooklyn, Books of the Month

Grabs the sonic cinema of Springsteen’s Thunder Road by the lapels and smashes it face-first through The Boss’s windshield. There’s no heaven waiting down on the tracks for Turner and his friends, there’s only hell – 3:AM Magazine

Parfitt's blood-soaked fever dream of Toronto teens at the turn of the 80s reads like Taxi Driver turned upside down - John Williams, author of the Cardiff Trilogy

It's a compelling and driven picaresque of great humour, beauty, horror and intense emotional weight, acutely attuned to the world's hopes and heartbreaks. Fantastic, in several senses - Niall Griffiths, author of Broken Ghosts

Stray Dogs is a raw, visceral and hard-hitting read, with a distinct and memorable voice - Emma Hooper, author of We Should Not be Afraid of the Sky

This novel is as fierce, catchy and full of hooks as any of his brilliant songs - Jon Langford, The Mekons

Stray Dogs exceeded my expectations and gave me a new author to be very excited about - TriYou

Fasten your seat belt, Richard John Parfitt has a journey for you – Wow!' - Murder in Common