An ironic comedy novel with dark undertones, set in the 1960s and
the present day . . .
It was love at first sight.
Fifty years on, disclosure means disaster.
Steve Goddard is a public relations consultant, working mainly on exhibitions and films. He has been a sub-editor on the sports pages of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo and is currently co-editor of www.shipoffools.com, an irreverent Christian web magazine with a vibrant online community. His first novel, Rattles and Rosettes, was a work of social history charting the lives and loves of two young football fans in 1914 and 2010.
The plot on its own is engaging . . . but woven into the fabric of
the story are hidden Beatles references like Easter eggs waiting to
be discovered by the reader.
*British Beatles Fan Club Magazine*
Witty, tragic and emotional. If there’s a better-observed comic
novel about the 1960s, I’ll eat my kaftan.
*Cindy Kent MBE, former lead singer of The Settlers*
Goddard’s knowledge of popular culture is extraordinary, and the
way he weaves it into a believable range of characters makes this
book utterly compelling. A splendid read is guaranteed for all.
*Don Maclean MBE, former presenter of BBC TV’s Crackerjack!*
[Of RATTLES AND ROSETTES, author's first novel published in
2014]
There are football biographies by the bucket load, but a
football-themed novel that is as utterly compelling as Rattles and
Rosettes doesn't come along very often. And a rare gem it is, too.
Superbly written in a way that captivates from the first sentence
of the first page, this novel grabs hold of you, pulls you in and
won't let go . . . [it] unfolds in an increasingly entertaining and
intriguing way and the climax is not only unexpected but really
tugs at the heart-strings. Highly recommended!
*The Revd Chris Roe, Chaplain to Crystal Palace FC*
It will come as no spoiler to hear that eventually, somehow,
Goddard cunningly ties the two stories together in a manner which
is as surprising as it is masterful, with a mesmerising, twisting
and turning crescendo that builds over the final chapters before
spilling over onto a genuinely emotional epilogue . . . a book of
immense substance.
*Tim Pike on Ship of Fools*
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