Bite Me by Larkin, John - 1999

Random House, Australia, 1999. First Edition. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 219 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Random House, Australia, 1999. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Following on from John Larkin's account of his family's Irish roots in "Larkin About in Ireland", this is the story of his family's move to Australia in the 1960s as "ten-pound migrants". From the cold and damp mining town in northern England where he was born, to the sun-drenched streets of western Sydney, this is a comic memoir of his childhood. Laughter helped people survive the potential for anger and violence in grim mining towns like Maltby, and while Larkin's story is set against a background of poverty and disappointment, there is always a sense of people's determination… Read More