Summary
A lyrical and acutely perceptive coming-of-age tale about faith, doubt and growing up, from the acclaimed author of The Aftermath.
Taliesin Jones is a boy on the brink of adulthood, faced for the first time with life’s biggest questions.
Taliesin’s life is falling apart—his mother has run off with her hairdresser, his father’s temper is out of control, and his brother has been ominously mute for weeks. Even more distressing than Taliesin’s dysfunctional family are his classmat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241972144 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241972140 |
| Author: | Rhidian Brook |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 149g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 13mm |
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A beautiful meditation on childhood … and a panacea for a cynical age
A beautiful meditation on childhood… and a panacea for a cynical age * The Times *You’ll find yourself seduced by the quiet power of the Welshman’s prose, the subtlety of his narrative technique, with its onion-skin layers of meaning, sympathy and revelation * Time Out *Touching, humorous and poetic * Literary Review *Brook’s debut is one of quiet miracles… implictly in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faith * Sunday Times *The accomplished patterns and Brook’s easy style form a readable and poetic first novel * Guardian *Subtle and sublime. Brook’s novel is far out of the ordinary run… * Western Mail *As fresh as spring water * Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Rhidian Brook
Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. His first novel, The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, won several prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to ‘Thought For The Day’ on the Today programme.
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