{"product_id":"the-young-team","title":"The Young Team","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGranta \u003c\/i\u003eBest of Young British Novelist\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\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dialect that fizzes off the page'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\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' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScots Book o the Year\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Somerset Maugham Award \u0026amp; Betty Trask Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are loving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Young Team:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is quite possibly the best book I've ever read . . . an absolute triumph'\u003cbr\u003e'Shockingly brilliant'\u003cbr\u003e'Poetic and powerful . . . brilliantly written'\u003cbr\u003e'From the first page I knew this book would be phenomenal . . . and it didn't disappoint!'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 400 pages | Published April 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63867533099357,"sku":"9781529017366","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781529017366.jpg?v=1773596678","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-young-team","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}