Paperboy

di Christopher Fowler (Autore)

Transworld Publishers Ltd, 2010

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. 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 entertainingly eccentric and endearingly ordinary.

• Autore: Christopher Fowler
• Editore: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 304 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 127 mm
• Peso: 209 gr.
• EAN: 9780553820096

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