Temporarily out of stock
‘Moving, atmospheric, truthful, perceptive and hilariously funny – I loved it: a piece of our English history, the story of a vanished time, which feels close at hand but thoroughly gone. What a story. What a great story’ TESSA HADLEY
In Homework, Geoff Dyer reflects on his childhood and what it means to come of age in England in the 60s and 70s, in a country shaped by the aftermath of the Second World War but accelerating towards change.
He was born in Cheltenham in the late fifties, the only child of a dinner lady and a planning engineer. Raised in a working-class area, Geoff and his mates found much joy recreating battles with their beloved Tommy guns, kicking a beachball around until its untimely death, and collecting anything and everything they could find; football cards, conkers and Action Man figures. When Geoff passes his 11-plus exams he gets in to a Cheltenham Grammar School, a school which drastically changes the trajectory of his life.
ISBN: 9781837261987
Publication date: 29/05/2025
Price: $45.00
RRP: $45.00
Format: Hardback
Temporarily out of stock
Publishing status: Active
Author: Dyer, Geoff
Imprint: Canongate Books
