This is because although based on a true story - just as Gable Brook is a merger of 2 schools and the town is renamed Stanhope - the period changed to fit in the Mod Revival of 81.
I had to find a title that linked the 35 year year period.
The story starts weeks before a 13th birthday, moves to a different level hours before a 18th and ends days after a 48th.
I set it in 1981 because I wanted to feature the music of The Jam, Trojan Records, SKA and The Specials.
The timeline also allowed me to bring in The Stone Roses and Brit Pop.
The cast are people I have met and known over the years.
Some of the characters feature bits of me as a top writer advised "always write about what you know" and I know everything about all aspects of this story.
In my life I have met real people who all become parts of the characters featured in this book from Serial Killer Taylor Shelley, Tabloid Journo Rebekah Woods, East End Gangster Harry Harris to Lap Dancer Chloe Anderson to Cub Reporter Kelly Baxter and Tory MP Paul Greening.
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