<p><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">Edward "Eddy" Turner's entire life is a battlefield.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">Growing up gay in the violent and poverty-stricken streets of East London, Eddy's childhood is haunted by the shadow of bullying, rejection, and his domineering football hooligan father. Enrolling in medical school is his only lifeline - but it only catapults him into a fresh set of struggles that will define the rest of his life.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">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 - and with the spectre of AIDS hanging over his head, he's helpless to prevent his closest friends from succumbing to the disease.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">But Eddy can't hide forever. After a protest turns violent, he's left fighting for his freedom against a biased court system that's 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's really important.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">Can Eddy escape the shadow of his father's judgement? Or will he never be able to accept himself for who he is?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">As a gripping and authentic contemporary LGBT fiction novel that explores the stark realities of being gay in 1980s England, <em>It Was a Riot</em> 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 <em>Swimming in the Dark</em> and Douglas Stuart's <em>Shuggie Bain</em>. Scroll up and grab your copy today.</strong></p>
