Thin-ice Skater by David Storey

Thin-ice Skater by David Storey

The story of two half-brothers, Rick and Gerry Audlin; Rick lives with Gerry, who is 35 years his senior, in his large house in Hampstead. Gerry is a wealthy, driven, film producer; while Rick, old beyond his years, attends a bizarre private school and obsessively writes himself "memos".

Along with Keith Waterhouse - although a very different author - David Storey is one of the few remaining members of a particular school of gritty, English writing who is still producing workIt is over 40 years since Storey burst on the scene with This Sporting Life and now, in his 70th year, he has a new novel that gets under the skin of the dysfunctional with skill and compassion. Thin-Ice Skater details the relationship between 17-year-old Richard and his middle-aged aunt - a journey through obsession, sex and, ultimately, mental collapse. It is Storey's first novel for five years and although his is no longer a fashionable name, he has lost none of his ability to chronicle people who don't quite slot into normal society.

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ISBN 13	9780224064491
ISBN 10	0224064495
Title	Thin-ice Skater
Author	David Storey
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2004-02-05
Number of pages	288
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