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Written in 1981 by June-Alison Gibbons. |
| Summary |
"He walked into the turbulent super market. There were people everywhere. His eyes swept over the shelves and stabilised on a large stack of Pepsi-colas. He could almost experience the cool fizzy liquid descending his parched throat." Written by June-Alison Gibbons when she was only 16, The Pepsi Cola Addict is considered one of the great works of twentieth-century outsider literature. More than just a literary curiosity, however, this tale of a teenager whose passion for a well-known cola drink threatens to ruin his life is the uniquely vivid expression of a young woman trying to make sense of the confusing, often brutal world in which she found herself. Published in 1982 by a vanity press who took 800 pounds from its young author and gave her only a single book in return, it's thought that fewer than ten original copies still exist in the world. Shortly after its publication, June-Alison and her sister Jennifer would become infamous as "The Silent Twins" and find themselves cruelly incarcerated for over a decade in Broadmoor Hospital. This author-approved edition makes June-Alison Gibbon's remarkable vision available for the first time."--Provided by publisher. |
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Description based on publisher data; resource not viewed. TnLvILS |
| Subject |
Cola drinks -- Fiction.
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Teenagers -- Fiction.
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Compulsive behavior -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Novels.
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| ISBN |
1913689719 (pbk.) |
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9781913689711 (pbk.) |
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