Tar Factory, The

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Twenty years with North Lanarkshire's Roads Department has given Coatbridge janitor Alan Kelly plenty of stories to write about. Now, in his first novel, Alan has brought together the stories, the people, the laughter and the grind of his experiences in a Tar Squad.

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Title	Tar Factory, The
Author	Alan Kelly
Binding	Paperback
ISBN-13	9781842820506
No. of Pages	186
Series	N/A
Edition	N/A
Author Bio	Alan Kelly only started writing 5 years ago, after joining Des Dillon?s writer?s group. Raised in Coatbridge, Alan worked for twenty years for North Lanarkshire Council?s Roads Department, picking litter, sweeping roads, eventually promoted to tar shovelling, tar raking, tar chipping and tar rolling in a ?Tar Squad?. Now working as a school janitor, Alan has re-married his first wife after successfully battling his alcoholism ? he has been ?dry? for over eleven years.
Back Cover Copy	Crazy D had planted the idea in Mad Dog's head. Slice yer leg off, accident like, an it's worth forty gran. But crazy D bottled it and Mad Dog he lost his happy-head-had to go elsewhere for his forty Gs, didn't he? Least he still had his leg but. Of course when Denzo Doom minced ma hand with the gulley motor he called me 'buddy', thought I had bigger balls than a West African elephant. It was only a fuck-up. So how does Tarman make a few extra bob for the boozer? Ah'm warning you it's not pretty. Gang Bangs bribery and scams, this is some story.
Reviews	Unpretentious, human, moving and funny. Alan Kelly gives us a man with true grit and a real practical morality. Mad Dog protects the underdog but beware those who misuse their power. This deserves to sell more copies than Trainspotting. The Tar Factory is fuckin magic. A surprise hunner quid Giro on a wet Tuesday in February. Des Dillon
Table of Contents	N/A
BISAC Subject	FICTION / General
BIC Subject	Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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