Broken Greek
Paphides, Pete, 1969-2020
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When Pete's parents moved from Cyprus to Birmingham in the 1960s in the hope of a better life, they had no money and only a little bit of English. They opened a fish-and-chip shop in Acocks Green. The Great Western Fish Bar is where Pete learned about coin-operated machines, male banter, and Britishness. Shy and introverted, Pete stopped speaking from age 4 to 7, and found refuge instead in the bittersweet embrace of pop songs, thanks to Top of the Pops and Dial-A-Disc. From Brotherhood of Man to UB40, from ABBA to The Police, music provided the safety net he needed to protect him from the tensions of his home life. It also helped him navigate his way around the challenges surrounding school, friendships and phobias such as visits to the barber, standing near tall buildings and Rod Hull and Emu.
Main title:
Broken Greek / Pete Paphides.
Author:
Paphides, Pete, 1969-, author
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2020.
Collation:
585 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781529404432 (hbk)
Dewey class:
780.92B PAP780.92 PAP920
Local class:
B PAP
Language:
English
BRN:
2923290