Books & Spoken Word
Tracey Thorn: Another Planet
The acclaimed singer-songwriter and bestselling author of Bedsit Disco Queen, Tracey Thorn, introduces her new book, Another Planet: a Teenager in Suburbia.
“In a 1970s commuter town, Tracey Thorn’s teenage life was forged from what failed to happen. Her diaries were packed with entries about not buying things, not going to the disco, the school coach not arriving.
“She was a typical teenager: bored and cynical, despairing of her aspirational parents. Her only comfort came from house parties, Meaningful Conversations, and the female pop icons who hinted at a new kind of living.
“More than three decades later, Thorn takes us back to Brookmans Park, scene of her childhood, beyond the bus shelters and pub car parks, the utopian cul-de-sacs, the train to Potters Bar and the weekly discos, to the parents who wanted so much for their children, the children who wanted none of it.”
“I adored this. Wise, tender, beautifully observed, deadly funny. A Green Belt-memoir classic”
Max Porter
“What a wise and funny book. Nostalgic but unsentimental, Thorn beautifully captures the aspirations, ennui and angst of suburban teenage life. I loved it”
David Nicholls
”Another Planet is about being a teenager in suburbia in the 1970s, and revisiting one’s own youth from middle age. It touches on class, culture, music, plum jam and parenting teens. It’s wonderful. You’ll read it in one go”
Nina Stibbe
Photo credit: Edward Bishop
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