Breakfast on Pluto - Softcover

McCabe, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006112186X ISBN 13: 9780061121869

Publisher: Perennial, 2005

Synopsis

Conceived in a moment of mad passion by a randy Irish priest and his temporary housekeeper -- and abandoned on a doorstep in a Rinso box as an infant -- her ladyship "Pussy" (né Patrick) Braden grew up fabulous and escaped tiny Tyreelin, Ireland, to start life anew in London. In blousy tops and satin miniskirts she plies her trade as a transvestite rent boy on Picadilly's Meat Rack, risking life and limb among the city's flotsam and jetsam. But it is the 1970s, and fear haunts the streets of London and Belfast -- and as radioactive history approaches critical mass, the coming explosion of violence and tragedy may well blow Pussy's fragile soul asunder.

About this title

About the Author:

Patrick McCabe was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, in 1955. His other novels include The Butcher Boy, The Dead School, and Call Me the Breeze. With director Neil Jordan, he co-wrote the screenplay for the film version of The Butcher Boy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 006112186X
• ISBN 13: 9780061121869
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202