Unfeeling - Brossura

Holding, Ian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0743268202 ISBN 13: 9780743268202

Casa editrice: Scribner, 2005

Riassunto

Davey is in the attic when the gang comes. At sixteen, he's almost the man his father wants him to be, and almost the child he was. But something from beyond the ages keeps him above, locked in shock, as beneath him his parents are murdered and his family's farm is 'reclaimed'. The neighbouring farmers - his parents' closest friends - take him in and try to care for him, try to bring him back into their community of normality - the club, the church, after a few weeks, his boarding school. They look to cope, like their people have always done. But Davey is on a different path. One night he escapes from his school and embarks on a harrowing, terrifying journey across Africa, coming home to Edenfields, looking for redemption.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Ian Holding is a 31-year-old white Zimbabwean schoolteacher based in Harare, where he continues to live, work and write. His critically acclaimed debut novel, Unfeeling, was published in 2005 and shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2006.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

Davey is in the attic when the militia comes.
At sixteen, he's almost the man his father wants him to be, and almost the child he was. But something from beyond the ages keeps him above, locked in shock, while beneath him his parents are murdered and his family's farm is 'reclaimed'.
The neighbouring farmers - Mike and Marsha, his parents' closest frends - take him in, care for him and try to bring him back into their community of normality - the club, the church, after a few weeks, his boarding school. They look to cope, like their people have always done.
But Davey is on a different path. One night he escapes from his school and embarks on a harrowing, terrifying journey across Africa, coming home, to Edenfields, looking for what has been taken from him - his certainties, his inheritance, his innocence.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Scribner
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743268202
• ISBN 13: 9780743268202
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256