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England / Roman Erzählung Humor Englische Belletristik / Roman Erzählung Nachkriegszeit / Roman Erzählung Fünfziger Jahre / Roman Erzählung FICTION / Historical Historical novel set in Northern England Robin Hood's Bay post World War 2 Books with unlikely friendship Cross generation generational Young and old WW2 WW II second Sea wild swimming Moving tender tragic joyful Joyous uplifting warmth kindness reads Walter Scott Prize award winning author Times I reading agency observer book of the year BBC radio 2 4 book club at bedtime pick Escapist isolation peaceful calm Nostalgia nature outdoor The Gallows Pole These Darkening Days Turning Blue Beastings Snorri Frosti Pig Iron Richard Fuck
Art Nr.: 1526611309 |
ISBN 13: 9781526611307 |
SubTitle: A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick |
ReleaseYear: 2020 |
Published by: Bloomsbury UK |
Cover: Taschenbuch |
Cover Format: 198x132x20 mm |
Pages: 260 |
Weight: 194 g |
Language: Englisch |
Author: Benjamin Myers |
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\*\*SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING HELENA BONHAM-CARTER\*\*FROM THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GALLOWS POLE COMES A POWERFUL NEW NOVELA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR_______________________'What a radical thing, these days, to have written a book so full of warmth and kindness ... Gorgeous' - Max Porter, author of Lanny'Glorious ... Leaves an indelible impression ... A moving and subtle novel in many ways, infused with a love of the minute pleasures in life, and the lasting regrets' - Scotland on Sunday_______________________One summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village. Sixteen and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across the northern countryside until he reaches the former smuggling village of Robin Hood's Bay. There he meets Dulcie, an eccentric, worldly, older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage facing out to sea.Staying with Dulcie, Robert's life opens into one of rich food, sea-swimming, sunburn and poetry. The two come from different worlds, yet as the summer months pass, they form an unlikely friendship that will profoundly alter their futures._______________________An i Book of the YearA Reading Agency Book of the YearA BBC Radio 2 Book Club PickA BBC Radio 4 'Book at Bedtime'An Observer Pick for 2019 |
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From the Walter Scott Prize-winning author of The Gallows Pole comes a powerful new novel about an unlikely friendship between a young man and an older woman, set in the former smuggling village of Robin Hood's Bay in the aftermath of the Second World War |