The Disillusioned - an autobiography set in the pub culture of South
Shields, Newcastle and London in the late 80's, 90's and NZ in the early
part of this century by Geordie David W Scott is now available with free
delivery both for the signed 1st Edition as well as the newly available
ebook format (PDF) which includes cover art and all contents of the printed
edition. Use the ebook on any of your devices - DRM Free! More ebook formats
coming soon ...

Web: http://thedisillusioned.silence.at/ (NZ)

ISBN: 0-9582332-8-4

NZ Herald book reviewer Gordon McLauchlan, wrote;

"The Disillusioned is a surprisingly compulsive read about what I call the
Misfit Generation ... his story matters and he tells it with the pace and
directness of a pro."

BBC Radio Review > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T9elRk4Zng

Transcript: Wairarapa Times Age (NZ) September 2005
One Man's self-surgery
The Disillusioned
by D.W.Scott
Reviewed by Margaret Chistensen

An autobiography while not out of one's 20's. Surely only a Martin
Amis would have the daring - yet David Scott's The Disillusioned digs deep
into a life crammed with action, begun, consciously in the Thatcherite years
as they impacted on his home community of South Shields.

This was the North East of TVs Auf Weidersehn Pet, where families
limited themselves by accent, work and alcohol into a future which had no
future. If you were out of work suddenly at 40, you lived the rest of your
life on the dole. Shipbuilding was dead, mining almost so, heavy
manufacturing machines worn out, the unions sick unto death.

Scott was a product of his place and time, believing temporarily in
Thatcherism as Britain had to change. Without a chance of academic
education he worked and scammed through a series of dreadful heavy industry
and pub jobs, relieving his deep, unacknowledged depression by constantly
getting pissed and up the skirts of "the trim", female pubbers and clubbers
on the prowl.

At the ripe age of 24, Scott found himself married to a New Zealander
and the couple migrated to Wellington. Suddenly Scott's shrewd abilities
found a place through computer training and Polytech, then, with a
fancifully elaborated CV, he got into the public service, the Commerce
Commission and later the Defence Department, even assisting communications
in East Timor.

But the ghosts of his past, family alienation and marital troubles,
returned to haunt him. Writing this book, a searingly honest self-surgical
operation, and looking after his son, has brought a measure of healing.

Scott sets down with a caustic wit the virtues of the North East, its
loyalties among his friends, and its deprivations. His most fervent
attachment to a lost love, Kerry, killed in a motor accident, evokes his
capacity for a depth of feeling and pain which obviously lies beneath the
surface Don Juanism, the alcoholic immolation.

Scott leaves his story with an unanswered question as to where to next
for himself and his young son. The Disillusioned could well be a study text
for anyone close to the addiction and other problems of those whom Gordon
McLauchlan calls the Misfit Generation. It is not for the easily shockable
reader. Others will acknowledge it as a fine, honest piece of work.


Transcript: Southland Times Ltd (NZ) 18 December 2004
Story of our times lived in the tough life of an immigrant man.
Reviewed by Helen Blasland
The Disillusioned, a story of our times, traces the life of David Scott from
his 1970 birth near Newcastle, England until today living with his son in
Island Bay, in Wellington.

Modern research reveals that a tough upbringing for boys is likely to create
failures at work and in family relationships at home. Today far more young
men than women commit suicide or die in car crashes, and at school 75
percent of pupils suspended are male.

Scott grew up in a Newcastle slum, near where Catherine Cookson was born.
Their flat having few facilities, Their family was moved to a new council
estate when Scott was 10. Running unsupervised by parents, he was abused by
a newsagent and formed a strong friendship with Andy as they became skilled
observers and challenged the security of many factories.

At 16 he left school as the North-East slumped into a dole supported area,
Thatcherism closing down the coal mines and industrial businesses. After a
time on the dole, he realised money through a job was necessary to buy
property and so gain wealth. He also learned the "bullshitting" essential in
job interviews to become successful.

Scott bought his flat, left his job in the factory, worked in bars, skimmed
the punters and the till, and womanised. His business failed, money from a
wealthy girlfriend saved reposession of the flat, while Scott worked in
London.

Eventually he fell in love again - and married to emigrate to New Zealand.
nbsp;While the marriage didn't survive, he found work, another relationship,
wrote this book and now lives for and with his son Hayden, in Wellington.

Hopefully he has achieved financial and emotional stability, certainly the
story of his battle to obtain them is compulsive reading and a warning for
us all.


Review: Southland Times Ltd (NZ) 18 Dec 2004
By Helen Blasland

... compulsive reading and a warning for us all.

*Also available in hardback form at bookshops eg. Whitcoulls, Dymocks,
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Radio review




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