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Some Pictures of Britain
Somebody's Husband, Somebody's SonSomebody's Husband, Somebody's Son by Gordon Burn
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A great potrayal of Yorkshire in the Seventies.
Notes from a Small IslandNotes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
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Bryson's warm and cuddly view of us.
The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great BritainThe Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain by Paul Theroux
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Theroux's cool assessment of Britain at the time of the Falklands War.
TrainspottingTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
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It's Edinburgh, but could be any British city affected by drugs.
Essex Boys: A Terrifying Expose of the British Drugs SceneEssex Boys: A Terrifying Expose of the British Drugs Scene by Bernard O'Mahoney
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Seaside crime in the South.
The "Rotters' Club"The "Rotters' Club" by Jonathan Coe
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Warm beer in Seventies Birmingham.
Brighton RockBrighton Rock by Graham Greene
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The classic potrait of the British underclass of the thirties.
Hell Bent for Leather: Confessions of a Heavy Metal AddictHell Bent for Leather: Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict by Seb Hunter
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The Eighties Heavy Metal scene from school.
Profession of Violence: Rise and Fall of the Kray TwinsProfession of Violence: Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins by John Pearson
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London Calling.
Rogue TraderRogue Trader by Nick Leeson
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Set in Singapore, but gives a good potrait of eighties Thatcher mentality.