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Hometown Tales, Memoirs, Local interest, family history & nostalgia, Travel writing
Hometown Tales: Celebrating regional voices
One arresting tale of life in BirminghamOriginal tales by remarkable writers Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative non-fiction - they are all powerful, fascinating and moving, and aim to celebrate regional diversity and explore the meaning of home.
In these pages on Birmingham, you'll find one unique tale. 'Silver in the Quarter' is a vivid coming-of-age fiction about a boy who finds himself caught up in the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974 by Maria Whatton.
Read by Alexander Bean
(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018
Praise for Hometown Tales: Birmingham
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One of the top three or four living stand-ups.. - TIME OUT
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Another comedy great who truly advances the art of stand-up. Perfection - RADIO TIMES on COMEDY VEHICLE
Maria Whatton
Maria Whatton was born in Liverpool and moved to the Midlands in the 1990s where she married a Birmingham firefighter and raised a family. She is a multi-award-winning storyteller who tours nationally and internationally telling ancient legends and folk tales. She lectures and performs in theatres, festivals and educational establishments.
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