A Cage of Shadows was first published in 1973 to enthusastic reviews and announced the arrival of a major new writer. Set mainly in the Black Country during the 1930s, it tells of Mr Hill's brutal upbringing, frequent beatings, an alcoholic father, run-ins with the law. On leaving home, he encountered further degradation in prisons, mental hospitals and on skid row. But a chance meeting whilst incarcerated during the 1950s changed his life completely. Mr Hill became friendly with Klaus 'Doc' Fuchs, atomic spy for Russia, who instilled in him a passion for literature and encouraged him to write. Libel action in 1975 meant copies of A Cage of Shadows were pulped, with an edited version being published two years later. This new Tangerine edition reinstates the original text and is now available for the first time in over 40 years. A genuine, lost classic comparable to John Healy's The Grass Arena in both its content and the troubled history of its publication.
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