Abide with Me (John Sissons) - Tapa blanda

'I absolutely loved Abide With Me and in places was very moved, to both laughter, and tears' Trevor Drane - Revelation Films 'It's literary, it's crime, it uses the word 'fuck' more than anything I've ever seen in my life. Expect to be moved and taken to a whole different world that is as real as your own' Eric Beetner - Author of Dig Two Graves 'An absolute straight-in-the-back-of-the-net knockout of a story' Jason Michel - Pulp Metal Magazine 'One of the most memorable books I've read in a long time' Chris Rhatigan - Death By Killing 'A bruising, emotional roller coaster of a read, one Ian Ayris should be truly proud of - a remarkable debut novel' Alan Griffiths - Brit Grit 'An astounding story, with an original voice and style' Crime Fiction Lover 'A remarkable first novel' Naomi Johnson - The Drowning Machine 'Fans of films like The Shawshank Redemption will love it.' Ric's Reviews

3rd May, 1975. Eight year old John watches his beloved West Ham win the cup, whilst at the same time, Kenny tumbles out the front door of the house opposite, blood all over his face. Fourteen years later, both boys' childhoods ripped apart in the broken streets of London's East End, John and Kenny find themselves frontin up local gangster, Ronnie Swordfish. John's got a lifetime of hurt to put right - for him and for Kenny. But with John layin on the ground half unconscious and Ronnie with a sword to Kenny's head, whatever way you look at it, it don't look good . . . ABIDE WITH ME is the story of two boys forced to walk blind into the darkness of their shattered lives . . . . . . and their struggle to emerge as men.