Paperboy
Paperboy
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Summary
A memoir that captures life in suburban London as it has rarely been seen through the eyes of a lonely boy who spends his days between the library and the cinema, devouring novels, comics, and cereal packets. It intends to recall a childhood at once eccentric and endearingly ordinary.
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Paperboy by Christopher Fowler
"Superman", "Dracula", "The Avengers", "Treasure Island"...when you're ten years old, you can fall in love with any story so long as it's a good one. But what if you're growing up in a house without books? Christopher Fowler's memoir captures life in suburban London as it has rarely been seen: through the eyes of a lonely boy who spends his days between the library and the cinema, devouring novels, comics, cereal packets - anything that might reveal a story. But it's 1960, and after fifteen years of post-war belt-tightening, his family is not ready to indulge a child cursed with too much imagination...Caught between an ever-sensible but exhausted mother and a DIY-obsessed father fighting his own demons, Christopher takes refuge in words.His parents try to understand their son's peculiar obsessions, but fast lose patience with him - and each other. The war of nerves escalates to include every member of the Fowler family, and something has to give, but does it mean that a boy must always give up his dreams for the tough lessons of real life? Beautifully written, this rich and astute evocation of a time and a place recalls a childhood at once eccentric and endearingly ordinary.
Christopher Fowler is the acclaimed author of twelve novels, including Roofworld, Spanky and Soho Black, and six Bryant & May mysteries including the award-winning Full Dark House and, most recently, The Victoria Vanishes. He lives in King's Cross, London. Visit www.christopherfowler.co.uk
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385615570 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385615574 |
| Title | Paperboy |
| Author | Christopher Fowler |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-02-12 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of Green Carnation Prize 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |