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|image | |image = Hunky Dory.jpg | ||
| | |main character = [[Dodie Golightly]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Ian (The Blue Angel)|Ian]] | ||
| | |setting = [[Manchester]] | ||
|release date = [[22 January (releases)|22 January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |writer = [[Paul Magrs]] | ||
|price | |release date = [[22 January (releases)|22 January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
|isbn | |publisher = Amazon (service){{!}}Amazon | ||
|format | |price = £12.00 | ||
}} | |isbn = ISBN 979-8580066561 | ||
{{prose stub}} | |format = Paperback book, 475 pages | ||
'''''Hunky Dory''''' was a | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''Hunky Dory''''' was a novel written by [[Paul Magrs]] and independently published via [[Amazon (service)|Amazon]] in [[22 January (releases)|January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. Magrs described it as the first standalone novel he had written in years;<ref>[https://twitter.com/paulmagrs/status/1352655892198653964 Paul Magrs on Twitter]</ref> its main character, [[Dodie Golightly]], originated in the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] ''[[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]'' story ''[[The Ninnies on Putney Common (short story)|The Ninnies on Putney Common]]'', and since has appeared in several of Magrs' works. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Dodie Golightly]] has just taken charge of [[Hunky Dory]] café: the best café in the world. In a neglected corner of [[Manchester|south Manchester]] | [[Dodie Golightly]] has just taken charge of [[Hunky Dory]] café: the best café in the world. In a neglected corner of [[Manchester|south Manchester]] they've been serving frothy [[coffee]] and late night [[pizza]]s longer than Dodie's even been alive. She's in her mid-thirties, still living at home, and waiting for her life to start. She's hidden herself away too long..! | ||
Her mother [[ | Her mother [[Prudence Golightly|Elena]] has other ideas for the café her recently-deceased husband created. She's decided it's time to go upmarket and continental. This glamorous widow is a bundle of energy: intent on saving the local library, finishing off her memoirs and even organising a little light kidnapping of unruly [[Creative Writing]] Professors... | ||
New to the Golightly circle is [[Ian ( | New to the Golightly circle is [[Ian (The Blue Angel)|Ian]] – a young gay man who comes to work at the café: whose dream is to have a tiny secondhand [[bookshop]] and watch the world go by. He's cynical about love and stuck in a mostly-off romance with a lad who works on the market. But this is the year that Ian's about to fall in love at last... | ||
It looks as if Dodie has found [[love]], too – with a [[sexy]], slightly tubby guy | It looks as if Dodie has found [[love]], too – with a [[sexy]], slightly tubby guy who's writing the strangest-sounding [[sci-fi]] [[novel]] in the world. These three and their best friends and neighbours embark on all kinds of adventures through long summer nights in Manchester, with library sit-ins, nights out dancing, hostage-takings and lots of nocturnal coffee and gin... | ||
A bit like [[Armistead Maupin]] in multicultural south Manchester - | A bit like [[Armistead Maupin]] in multicultural south Manchester - it's a novel about storytelling, friendship and love: and about finding your place in the world. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Dodie Golightly]] | * [[Dodie Golightly]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Prudence Golightly|Elena]] | ||
* [[Ian ( | * [[Ian (The Blue Angel)|Ian]] | ||
''more to be added'' | ''more to be added'' | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Elena was born and raised in [[Levenshulme]]. | |||
* Belinda lives on [[Chestnut Avenue]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The plot of Oliver's novel ''[[Retro-Thrusters]]'' parodies a typical Magrs science fiction novel. | ||
* Magrs released an almost complete version of ''Hunky Dory'' on his Patreon, with a few chapters moved and/or omitted.<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/hunky-dory-in-35291799?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare Hunky Dory - in one piece!]</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Dodie | * Dodie has a controlling mother and likes [[horror]] films. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ninnies on Putney Common (short story)|The Ninnies on Putney Common]]'') | ||
* [[Ian (The Blue Angel)|Ian]] has pale skin and what appears to be a [[tattoo]] of blue feathers covering his [[collarbone]]. Dodie assumes he's [[Irish]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'') | |||
* Michael's favourite book is ''[[The Mysterious Mr Tweet]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fellowship of Ink (novel)|Fellowship of Ink]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{elx|page url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TQ7DTVF/ | {{elx|page url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TQ7DTVF/|page name=''Hunky Dory''|website url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/|website name=Amazon}} | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Spin-offs}} | {{Spin-offs}} | ||
[[Category:2021 novels]] | [[Category:2021 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Levenshulme]] | [[Category:Stories set in Levenshulme]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Manchester]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:06, 9 November 2023
Hunky Dory was a novel written by Paul Magrs and independently published via Amazon in January 2021. Magrs described it as the first standalone novel he had written in years;[1] its main character, Dodie Golightly, originated in the 2013 Iris Wildthyme story The Ninnies on Putney Common, and since has appeared in several of Magrs' works.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dodie Golightly has just taken charge of Hunky Dory café: the best café in the world. In a neglected corner of south Manchester they've been serving frothy coffee and late night pizzas longer than Dodie's even been alive. She's in her mid-thirties, still living at home, and waiting for her life to start. She's hidden herself away too long..!
Her mother Elena has other ideas for the café her recently-deceased husband created. She's decided it's time to go upmarket and continental. This glamorous widow is a bundle of energy: intent on saving the local library, finishing off her memoirs and even organising a little light kidnapping of unruly Creative Writing Professors...
New to the Golightly circle is Ian – a young gay man who comes to work at the café: whose dream is to have a tiny secondhand bookshop and watch the world go by. He's cynical about love and stuck in a mostly-off romance with a lad who works on the market. But this is the year that Ian's about to fall in love at last...
It looks as if Dodie has found love, too – with a sexy, slightly tubby guy who's writing the strangest-sounding sci-fi novel in the world. These three and their best friends and neighbours embark on all kinds of adventures through long summer nights in Manchester, with library sit-ins, nights out dancing, hostage-takings and lots of nocturnal coffee and gin...
A bit like Armistead Maupin in multicultural south Manchester - it's a novel about storytelling, friendship and love: and about finding your place in the world.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
more to be added
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Elena was born and raised in Levenshulme.
- Belinda lives on Chestnut Avenue.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The plot of Oliver's novel Retro-Thrusters parodies a typical Magrs science fiction novel.
- Magrs released an almost complete version of Hunky Dory on his Patreon, with a few chapters moved and/or omitted.[2]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dodie has a controlling mother and likes horror films. (PROSE: The Ninnies on Putney Common)
- Ian has pale skin and what appears to be a tattoo of blue feathers covering his collarbone. Dodie assumes he's Irish. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
- Michael's favourite book is The Mysterious Mr Tweet. (PROSE: Fellowship of Ink)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Hunky Dory on Amazon
