Neon Roses

Name: Neon Roses
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SKU: 9781399801935
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2024

By Rachel Dawson

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Shortlisted for the Polari Prize Shortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize Shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2024 A big-hearted story about finding your feet and following your heart - Sarah Waters Joyfully queer, filthy and fun - Chloe Timms A hug and a snog... Read More

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Neon Roses

'TENDER, SEXY, UPLIFTING AND FUN' SARAH WATERS - a queer coming-of-age love story that's funny, filthy and full of heart, set in 1980s Wales and London.

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Shortlisted for the Polari Prize

Shortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize

Shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2024

A big-hearted story about finding your feet and following your heart - Sarah Waters

Joyfully queer, filthy and fun - Chloe Timms

A hug and a snog of a book - So Mayer

Eluned Hughes is stuck. It's 1984 in a valley in south Wales: the miners' strike is ravaging her community; her sister's swanned off with a Thatcherite policeman; and her boyfriend Lloyd keeps bringing up marriage. And if they play '99 Red Balloons' on the radio one more time, she might just lose her mind.

Then the fundraising group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners comes down from London, and she meets June, a snaggle-toothed blonde in a too-big leather jacket. Suddenly, Eluned isn't stuck any more - she's in freefall.

June's an artist and an activist. With June, Eluned can imagine a completely different life for herself. But as her family struggles with the strike, and her relationship with her sister deteriorates, should she really leave it all behind?

From the Valleys to the nightclubs of Cardiff, London and Manchester, Neon Roses is a heartwarming, funny and a little bit filthy queer coming-of-age story with a cracking '80s soundtrack.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399801935

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 214g

Pages: 304

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Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Rachel Dawson Romance

About the Author

Rachel Dawson is a lesbian, working-class Welsh writer. In 2020, she was awarded a bursary by Literature Wales, which enabled her to write her debut novel, Neon Roses. She was born in Swansea and has done a variety of jobs, including selling sausage rolls and vibrators (not at the same time), and volunteering for an MP. She now works in the third sector and lives with her wife in Cardiff.