{"product_id":"boy-with-the-perpetual-nervousness-a-memoir-9781501165986","title":"Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling, emotional memoir that recounts the ups and downs of coming-of-age, set against the music and literature of the 1970s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised in a small town in the north of England known primarily for its cotton mills, football team, and its deep roots in the \"Respectable Working Class,\" Graham Caveney armed himself against the confusing nature of adolescence with a thick accent, a copy of Kafka, and a record collection including the likes of the Buzzcocks and Joy Division. All three provided him the opportunity to escape, even if just in mind, beyond his small-town borders. But, when those passions are noticed and preyed upon by a mentor, everything changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, as an adult, Caveney attempts to reconcile his past and present, coming to grips with both the challenges and wonder of adolescence, music, and literature. By turns angry, despairing, beautifully written, shockingly funny, and ultimately redemptive, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy with Perpetual Nervousness \u003c\/i\u003eis a tribute to the power of the arts--and a startling, original memoir that \"feels as if it had to be written, and demands to be read\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaveney, Graham:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Graham Caveney has worked as a journalist, academic, and critic. Publications he has contributed to include \u003ci\u003eNME, Q, Blitz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCity Limits\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy with Perpetual Nervousness\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e'The Priest' They Called Him\u003c\/i\u003e, a monograph on William Burroughs; \u003ci\u003eScreaming with Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, a monograph on Allen Ginsberg; and, with Elizabeth Young, of \u003ci\u003eShopping in Space: Essays on American 'Blank Generation' Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Nottingham, UK.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339379052818,"sku":"9781501165986","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c7cb91bd-e220-4672-923d-53660efa904d.jpg?v=1728003120","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/boy-with-the-perpetual-nervousness-a-memoir-9781501165986","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}