John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2008
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 272
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780141189598
ISBN 10: 0141189592