{"product_id":"fan","title":"Fan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Rhodes' depiction of disaster and ensuring PTSD has the ring of authenticity: he was at Hillsborough that fateful day\" DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable thing to read. It has immense power and is utterly compelling\" SCOTT PACK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, 18-year-old John Finch spends his Saturdays following Nottingham Forest up and down the country, and the rest of the week trudging the streets of his hometown as a postal worker. Leading inexorably towards the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough, the worst sporting disaster on British history, 'Fan' glides between 1989 and 2004, when the true impact of this tragic day becomes evident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFan is a book about personal and collective tragedy. It's about growing up and not growing up, about manhood and about what makes a man, and about football's role in reflecting a society never more than a brick's throw away from shattering point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark, haunting and deeply personal, Danny Rhodes' heart-felt novel explodes with gut-wrenching emotion and exposes how disaster can not only affect a life, but change its course for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Cranford Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618778632349,"sku":"9781910050538","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9218\/0125\/files\/9781910050538.jpg?v=1742696342","url":"https:\/\/thecranfordbookstore.com\/products\/fan","provider":"The Cranford Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}