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The 1984 miners' strike brought to vivid, painful and dramatic life by David Peace. Here he describes the entire civil war, with corruption from government to boardroom, and all the tumultuous violence, passion and dirty tricks.

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The dead brood under Britain.

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This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)

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  1. David Peace (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Faber
Country: England
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0571214452
Page Count: 465

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