Synopses & Reviews
Having examined England's twin obsessions violence and sex in
The Football Factory and
Headhunters, John King completes his loose trilogy with
England Away: sex and violence abroad, under the Union Jack.
The novel works on three levels past, present, and future as pensioner Bill Farrell remembers his war experiences in London, Tom Johnson fights his way through Holland and Germany for an England football match in Berlin, and Harry Roberts considers the future, fuelled by Dutch herb and German chemicals.
John King's powerful new novel looks at what being English means to these three characters in the shadow of the new European superstate. Exploring stereotypes of language and patriotism, England Away culminates in a unity of the tribes and a blitzkrieg through the streets of Berlin.
About the Author
JOHN KING lives in London. He is currently working on a collection of short stories and a fourth novel.