Name: Another Planet
ISBN: 9781786892553

Tracey Thorn

A clear-eyed exploration of suburbia, and the remarkable creativity that emerges out of boredom, from music icon Tracey Thorn

A Teenager in Suburbia

Another Planet

More like a prolonged idea for an interesting article than a book per se. Love Tracey’s writing as usual.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE 'Tender, wise and funny' Sunday Express 'Beautifully observed, deadly funny' Max Porter Before becoming an acclaimed musician and writer, Tracey Thorn was a typical teenager: bored and cynical, despairing of her aspirational parents. Her only comfort came from house parties and the female pop icons who hinted at a new kind of living. Returning to the scene of her childhood, Thorn takes us beyond the bus shelters, the pub car parks and the weekly discos, to the parents who wanted so much for their children and the children who wanted none of it. With great wit and insight, Thorn reconsiders the Green Belt post-war dream so many artists have mocked, and yet so many artists have come from.

Another Planet A Teenager in Suburbia

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