\ud83c\udfc6 2025 BIBA\u00ae LGBTQ2 Fiction Winner!<\/p>\n
Edward \u201cEddy\u201d Turner\u2019s entire life is a battlefield.<\/p>\n
Growing up gay in the violent and poverty-stricken streets of East London, Eddy\u2019s childhood is haunted by the shadow of bullying, rejection, and his domineering football hooligan father. Enrolling in medical school is his only lifeline \u2013 but it only catapults him into a fresh set of struggles that will define the rest of his life.<\/p>\n
From the brutal front lines of the Falklands War to the impoverished mining communities of Northern England and the drug-fuelled raves of London, Eddy desperately tries to numb his pain and escape his inner demons. But his efforts are futile \u2013 and with the spectre of AIDS hanging over his head, he\u2019s helpless to prevent his closest friends from succumbing to the disease.<\/p>\n
But Eddy can\u2019t hide forever. After a protest turns violent, he\u2019s left fighting for his freedom against a biased court system that\u2019s hell-bent on jailing him for manslaughter. His story quickly ignites a national frenzy as his case hits the headlines. And when Eddy makes a shocking discovery about his past, he must re-evaluate his entire life and decide what\u2019s really important.<\/p>\n
Can Eddy escape the shadow of his father\u2019s judgment? Or will he never be able to accept himself for who he is?<\/p>\n
As a gripping and authentic contemporary LGBT fiction novel that explores the stark realities of being gay in 1980s England, It Was a Riot explores deep themes of identity, sexuality, paternal rejection, and the struggle to find oneself. This book is a must-read for fans of character-driven epics ,including Tomasz Jedrowski’s Swimming in the Dark and Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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