Mossy Trotter
$32.32
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
25 May 2015
Summary
‘We - that is, Herbert and I - want you, Mossy, to be our page-boy,’ Miss Silkin said, staring hard at Mossy again, as if she were trying to imagine him dressed up, and with his hair combed.
Mossy went very red, and nearly choked on a piece of cake, and Selwyn laughed, and went on laughing, as if he had just heard the funniest joke of all his life. They both knew what being a page-boy meant. One of the boys at school - one of the very youngest ones - had had to be one, wearing velvet …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349005577 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349005575 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Ross |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 25 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 135g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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It’s always a treat to read Elizabeth Taylor. Mossy Trotter is a real gem. A delightfully mischievous boy living in those long-ago halcyon days when children played out all day, roaming commons, scavenging on rubbish tips and stamping in newly-laid tar.
About The Author
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor (Author)
Elizabeth Taylor (1912-1975) is increasingly recognised as one of the best British writers of the twentieth century. She wrote her first book, At Mrs Lippincote’s, during the war while her husband was in the Royal Air Force, and this was followed by eleven further novels and a children’s book, Mossy Trotter. Her acclaimed short stories appeared in publications including Vogue, the New Yorker and Harper’s Bazaar.
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