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The Mumper ISBN 0955557305 By Mark Baxter and Paolo Hewitt . Extract rights available To arrange interviews/feature contact Mono Media at the above details. Seven men sit in a South London pub. Gudger, Fred the Shoe, Little Dave, O’sh, Thimble, Alfie and Bax. It is 1985. Maggie is in power, Sade is on the radio and the print workers are about to go on strike. The drink flows and so does the banter. Out of the blue a man arrives at the men’s table. ‘Excuse me’ he says, ‘but would any of you be interested in buying a racehorse?’ *********************************************************** And so begins the new book by Mark Baxter and Paolo Hewitt, a rich, detailed and comic story of seven South London characters who against all odds take on the challenge of owning and racing the horse. *********************************************************** They name the horse The Mumper. What’s a Mumper I hear you ask? It’s an old English word for a beggar or scrounger as in ‘You’re a Mumper son.’ *********************************************************** Mumper is just one of the numerous and enlightening phrases that you will find in this book, many of which you will never have heard before. The book has an authenticity that is rarely found in contemporary British literature. ************************************************************ The Mumper also has another unique element to it, it is deliberately available only through the internet. ‘I have always wanted to explore the possibilities of book publishing on the internet’, says author, Paolo Hewitt ‘and The Mumper seems like the perfect vehicle to do it with.’ *********************************************************** Mark Baxter is South London born and bred. He was born with a passion for sixties clothing, Tubby Hayes and Millwall Football Club. The Mumper is his second book with Paolo. The first was The Fashion of Football, which was voted one of the 50th best football books of all time, by the esteemed magazine Four Four Two. Paolo Hewitt, ex NME journalist, is a well-known author and broadcaster. With over 15 books to his name, including The Sharper Word: A Mod Anthology, The Soul Stylists, The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story, The Looked After Kid: My Life in a Children’s Home, and The Changing Man: The Life and Times of Paul Weller. ********************************************************** www.myspace.com/themumperbook

When I was twenty-one it was a very good year. It was a very good year for city girls who lived up the stair. With all that perfumed hair, and it came undone when I was twenty-one... What's a Mumper I hear you ask? It's an old English word for a Ponce or Scrounger, as in "You're a Mumper son". The story of The Mumper is set in 1985, and features seven South London Characters who get involved in life dreams and schemes. On one page you'll piss yourself laughing...on another page you'll cry your eye's out.

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	The Mumper ISBN 0955557305 By Mark Baxter and Paolo Hewitt . Extract rights available To arrange interviews/feature contact Mono Media at the above details. Seven men sit in a South London pub. Gudger, Fred the Shoe, Little Dave, O’sh, Thimble, Alfie and Bax. It is 1985. Maggie is in power, Sade is on the radio and the print workers are about to go on strike. The drink flows and so does the banter. Out of the blue a man arrives at the men’s table. ‘Excuse me’ he says, ‘but would any of you be interested in buying a racehorse?’ ********************************************************* And so begins the new book by Mark Baxter and Paolo Hewitt, a rich, detailed and comic story of seven South London characters who against all odds take on the challenge of owning and racing the horse. ******************************************************* They name the horse The Mumper. What’s a Mumper I hear you ask? It’s an old English word for a beggar or scrounger as in ‘You’re a Mumper son.’ ******************************************************* Mumper is just one of the numerous and enlightening phrases that you will find in this book, many of which you will never have heard before. The book has an authenticity that is rarely found in contemporary British literature. ******************************************************** The Mumper also has another unique element to it, it is deliberately available only through the internet. ‘I have always wanted to explore the possibilities of book publishing on the internet’, says author, Paolo Hewitt ‘and The Mumper seems like the perfect vehicle to do it with.’ ******************************************************* Mark Baxter is South London born and bred. He was born with a passion for sixties clothing, Tubby Hayes and Millwall Football Club. The Mumper is his second book with Paolo. The first was The Fashion of Football, which was voted one of the 50th best football books of all time, by the esteemed magazine Four Four Two. Paolo Hewitt, ex NME journalist, is a well-known author and broadcaster. With over 15 books to his name, including The Sharper Word: A Mod Anthology, The Soul Stylists, The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story, The Looked After Kid: My Life in a Children’s Home, and The Changing Man: The Life and Times of Paul Weller. ******************************************************** www.myspace.com/themumperbook When I was twenty-one it was a very good year. It was a very good year for city girls who lived up the stair. With all that perfumed hair, and it came undone when I was twenty-one... What's a Mumper I hear you ask? It's an old English word for a Ponce or Scrounger, as in "You're a Mumper son". The story of The Mumper is set in 1985, and features seven South London Characters who get involved in life dreams and schemes. On one page you'll piss yourself laughing...on another page you'll cry your eye's out. Lulu Interests millwall and the spurs nicely creased trousers and john coltrane This user has not provided any public contact information. Send this user a message. Lulu Friends This user hasn't added any friends yet.
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