Becoming Nancy
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4.9 • 22 Ratings
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- £6.99
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
For David Starr, being cast as Nancy in the upcoming school production of Oliver! is quite a shock. But David is up to the challenge. Living in a three-bedroom semi in 1970s' working-class East Dulwich, surrounded by his somewhat colourful relatives, he is bright, smart-mouthed, fanatical about pop music and ready to shine. Rehearsals begin, and he strikes up a friendship with the handsome yet enigmatic Maxie Boswell, captain of the school football team. As their alliance deepens it appears they might become more than just good friends, but that can't be right, can it?
Discovering a confidant in empathetic teacher, Hamish McClarnon, and spurred on by his no-nonsense best friend, Frances Bassey, David takes on the school bully, the National Front, and anyone else who threatens to stand in the way of true love.
Vibrant, warm, and full of life, this uproarious and touching coming-of-age novel, set against the backdrop of South-East London in the thrill of the late seventies, will transport you straight back to your first music obsession and the highs and lows of your first love.
Customer Reviews
Great read
Not my usual type of book, however, I am so glad that I chose something different. I truly couldn't out this book down! Throughout I laughed out loud, then nearly she'd a tear. Highly Recommended!
Becoming Nancy
I really loved reading this book.
It brought back many happy memories of growing up in the 70's in South East London.
I remembered lots of the things/places the author spoke about with happy memories
It made me laugh and cry.
I could not put it down
Amazing book, loved it
First of all, let me tell you I don't really read books, I just can't get into them, but Becoming Nancy was different.
I first discovered Terry Ronald due to his work with Dannii Minogue. He has collaborated on a lot of her music and lot of them are my favourite songs.
Terry also co wrote Dannii's Autobiography My Story, which I did read and loved as I have followed Dannii since her Home and Away Days.
Anyway, I have been following Terry on Twitter for quite some time and his tweets make me laugh, he has a great scene of humour, which is shown in the book.
I got Becoming Nancy as a first edition and read it in 2 days. Like I said earlier, I don't really read books but this had me hooked. On the second day I had to go to work and all I could think about was what was going to happen to David Starr the main character. As soon as I got home I started reading again and finished it that night.
Becoming Nancy is a story of coming of age, self discovery, Love and loss along with subjects such as bullying and racism.
It is set in 1979 and has lots of references to the music of the time and items that you could buy back then.
I laughed out loud and cried while reading it. Never has a book moved me like this.
This is a wonderful, amazing and moving book and I would recommend it to everyone (as long as your an adult).