Hoi PolloiThe hilariously compelling memoir that was hailed as an instant classic. The first time I see drunks beat up my father I'm six and standing at the bend in the stairs. I press my face against my mother's waist but with one eye I watch as they headlock him from behind at reception because he's ordered them out of his pub. Hoi Polloi recounts a... |
Contents
Section 1 | 115 |
Section 2 | 134 |
Section 3 | 156 |
Section 4 | 175 |
Section 5 | 182 |
Section 6 | 189 |
Section 7 | 229 |
Section 8 | 231 |
Section 9 | 232 |
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