Anti-Social

The Secret Diary of an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer

Anti-Social
Nick Pettigrew
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Paperback
h200 x 130mm - 416pg
18 Mar 2021 UK
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9781787464995
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Perfect for fans of This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay and The Secret Barrister. Has your life become unbearable because the person living above you has a fondness for crack cocaine, the company of strangers and dance music? Or maybe you' re a social worker, mental health nurse, police officer, firefighter, dog warden or vicar and you' ve been landed with someone who' s a pain in the arse. Who are you going to call? That would be me- an anti-social behaviour officer. Anti-Social is the diary of a council worker whose job is to keep his community happy, or at least away from each other' s throats. That' s hard enough at the best of times but when government cuts mean that hospitals, social services and police are all at breaking point, the possibility of complete chaos is never far away. This is an urgent, timely but, most of all, hysterically funny true story of a life spent working with the people society wants to forget and the problems that nobody else can resolve. This book will make you laugh, cry and boil with rage within a single sentence.
A gruesome and darkly comic insight into the life of a ASB Officer. Think Adam Kay' s This is Going to Hurtbut with more dead bodies (and not just human ones) and an abundance of cat shit. It' s a gloriously cynical read but it' s also sympathetic and deeply empathetic. Being an ASB Officer comes across as one of those "rotten but somebody' s got to do it jobs" and I was glad that in these cases, that that somebody was the author. -- Kathy Burke Superb. This hysterically funny and moving memoir of an anti-social behaviour officer is a real eye-opener that hits all the right notes -- Frankie Boyle A riveting and brilliantly written memoir . . . There is a human story on every page to make you cry with sorrow, cry with laughter or curl your toes in horror (often all three at once). The result is a potent cocktail of heartbreak and horror; wickedly funny, wearily endearing and absolutely enraging. * Bookseller * A funny, thoughtful look into one of the toughest jobs I can imagine. -- Shappi Korsandi
Nick Pettigrew was an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer for over a decade. From bothersome neighbours with a fondness for crack cocaine and loud dance music to those being racially abused every day, Nick' s job involved keeping the community happy. Or at least away from each other' s throats. He has a background in comedy and was was a standup comedian for several years, taking two successful shows to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His comedy writing has been published by Shortlist and The Telegraph. He was a regular writer for The Daily Mash for over eight years.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781787464995
Published: 18 Mar 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Arrow Books
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Paperback
Height: 200mm
Width: 130mm
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 290g
Pages: 416

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