A Boy's Guide to Track and Field
$30.44
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2007
Summary
Wry, poignant and inventive - this is a story about a boy, and a young man, who feels lost in this uncertain world and is struggling to find his way.
Lem Gulliver (25, maths teacher), can’t seem to leave home. His mother (46, courtroom artist) and step-father (49, AA patrol man), make no secret of the fact that he’s become a cuckoo in the nest but since his girlfriend left him for a dog trainer, Lem has returned to his natural state of emotional drift. He can’t understand how the peop…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099464532 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099464535 |
| Author: | Sabrina Broadbent |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2007 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 14mm |
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Countless modern novels tackle the breakdown of previously equal relationships between men and women following the arrival of children, but few do it with the sparkle and perception of Broadbent * Guardian *This stunning debut… is not to be missed… very funny, absorbing and moving, this comes highly recommended * Good Book Guide *Peppered with sharp observations… refreshingly original – Tom Boncza-Tomaszewski * Independent on Sunday *Acutely and wittily observed – Kate Saunders * The Times *An entertaining take on the mores of contemporary society * Time Out *The writing is subtle, funny and refreshingly superior…Recommended for young urbanites – Andrew Morrod * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Sabrina Broadbent
Sabrina Broadbent’s debut novel, Descent, won the W.H. Smith Raw Talent Award and her third novel, You Don’t Have To Be Good, was published in 2009 by Chatto & Windus. She used to teach English at a comprehensive school in North London and now works with FILMCLUB, which works with teachers to set up and support free after-school film clubs in schools throughout the UK. She lives in London.
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