A splendid Dickensian sweep of a book

<i>Observer</i>

A decent and intelligent novel, one which can be read, and will be read, with a great deal of pleasure

Allan Massie, <i>Scotsman</i>

As a guide to media London, the novel is essential reading

T.J. Binyon, <i>Times Literary Supplement</i>

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The very good Bragg has forced a complex contemporary plot to work magic

David Hughes, <i>Mail on Sunday</i>

Bragg has scarcely ever written better...A state of England message transfused by fiction

Tom Adair, <i>Scotland on Sunday</i>

Melvyn Bragg writes with a lyrical nostalgia which is as important to the novel as his energy

Penelope Fitzgerald, <i>Evening Standard</i>

Young Harry, an orphan from an impoverished council estate, becomes the link between starkly contrasting worlds: north and south, the deprived and the over-privileged, the powerful and the defenceless. With this compelling story of blackmail, media politics, corrupted innocence and redemptive love, Melvyn Bragg delivers an unforgettable portrait of modern life.
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'A splendid Dickensian sweep of a book' Observer
A splendid Dickensian sweep of a book
A splendid Dickensian sweep of a book - ObserverA decent and intelligent novel, one which can be read, and will be read, with a great deal of pleasure - Allan Massie, ScotsmanAs a guide to media London, the novel is essential reading - T.J. Binyon, Times Literary SupplementThe very good Bragg has forced a complex contemporary plot to work magic - David Hughes, Mail on SundayBragg has scarcely ever written better...A state of England message transfused by fiction - Tom Adair, Scotland on SundayMelvyn Bragg writes with a lyrical nostalgia which is as important to the novel as his energy - Penelope Fitzgerald, Evening Standard
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'A splendid Dickensian sweep of a book' Observer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780340579763
Publisert
1993
Utgiver
Vendor
Sceptre
Vekt
288 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster whose first novel, For Want of a Nail, was published in 1965. His novels since include The Maid of Buttermere, The Soldier's Return, A Son of War, Credo and Now is the Time, which won the Parliamentary Book Award for fiction in 2016. His books have also been awarded the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the WHSmith Literary Award, and have been longlisted three times for the Booker Prize (including the Lost Man Booker Prize). He has also written several works of non-fiction, including The Adventure of English and The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria.