{"product_id":"young-team","title":"Young Team","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eInspired by real events, this is a story about gangs, growing up in Scotland and the struggles young people face in choosing a future in Britain today. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003etop ten bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGranta Best of Young British Novelists 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScots Book o the Year 2021\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Somerset Maugham Award \u0026amp; Betty Trask Award 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/i\u003e for a new generation’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An instant Scottish classic’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skinny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2005. Glasgow is named Europe’s Murder Capital, driven by a violent territorial gang and knife culture. In the housing schemes of adjacent Lanarkshire, Scotland’s former industrial heartland, wee boys become postcode warriors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2004. Azzy Williams joins the Young Team [YTP]. A brutal gang conflict with their deadly rivals, the Young Toi [YTB] begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012. Azzy dreams of another life. He faces his toughest fight of all – the fight for a different future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpect Buckfast. Expect bravado. Expect street philosophy. Expect rave culture. Expect anxiety. Expect addiction. Expect a serious facial injury every six hours. Expect murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHope for a way out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the experiences of its author, Graeme Armstrong, \u003ci\u003eThe Young Team\u003c\/i\u003e is an energetic novel, full of the loyalty, laughs, mischief, boredom, violence and threat of life on these streets. It looks beyond the tabloid stereotypes to tell a powerful story about the realities of life for young people in Britain today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A swaggering, incendiary debut’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Dialect that fizzes off the page’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of the most admired young voices in British fiction’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 286g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 197 x 129 x 28 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529017366\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graeme Armstrong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100694638842,"sku":"9781529017366","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/d88a5016b6e7aea6b7a6a945368190c6.jpg?v=1621137493","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/young-team","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}