My Name Is Leon: Now a Major BBC Two Film

Kit de Waal

ISBN 10: 0241973384 / ISBN 13: 9780241973387

Editore: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2017

A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL PRIZE Soon to be a major BBC film starring Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi Kirby, Monica Dolan, Olivia Williams and Christopher Eccleston. It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The Dukes of Hazzard is on TV. Curly Wurlys are in the shops. And trying to find a place in it all is nine-year-old Leon. He and his little brother Jake have gone to live with Maureen. They've lost one home, but have they found another? Maureen feeds and looks after them. She has wild red hair and mutters swearwords under her breath when she thinks they can't hear. She claims everything will be okay. But will they ever see their mother again? Who are the couple who secretly visit Jake? Between the street violence and the street parties, Leon must find a way to reunite his family . . . 'Startlingly funny. Balances the gritty with the feel good' Observer 'Vivid and endearing - a very powerful book' Emma Healey, bestselling author of Elizabeth is Missing 'Authentic and beautiful, urgent and honest, this novel makes room in your heart' Chris Cleave, bestselling author of The Other Hand SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD & THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Codice articolo GOR008314352

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VINCITORE DEL TIMES E DEL BESTSELLER INTERNAZIONALE DELL'IRISH NOVEL PRIZE Presto un importante film della BBC con Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi Kirby, Monica Dolan, Olivia Williams e Christopher Eccleston. È il 1981, un anno di rivolte e matrimoni reali. Hazzard è in TV. I Curly Wurly sono nei negozi. E a cercare un posto in tutto questo c'è Leon, nove anni. Lui e il suo fratellino Jake sono andati a vivere con Maureen. Hanno perso una casa, ma ne hanno trovata un'altra? Maureen li nutre e si prende cura di loro. Ha i capelli rossi e selvaggi e borbotta parolacce sottovoce quando pensa che non possano sentire. Afferma che andrà tutto bene. Ma rivedranno mai la madre? Chi è la coppia che fa visita segretamente a Jake? Tra la violenza di strada e le feste di strada, Leon deve trovare un modo per riunire la sua famiglia. 'Incredibilmente divertente. Equilibra il crudo con il piacevole' Observer 'Vivido e accattivante: un libro molto potente' Emma Healey, autrice del bestseller Elizabeth is Missing 'Autentico e bello, urgente e onesto, questo romanzo fa spazio nel tuo cuore' Chris Cleave, autore del bestseller The Other Hand NELLA CLASSIFICA PER IL COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD E IL DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE.

Informazioni sull?autore: Kit de Waal, born to an Irish mother and Caribbean father, was brought up among the Irish community of Birmingham in the 60's and 70's. Her debut novel My Name Is Leon was an international bestseller, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award for 2017. Her second novel, The Trick to Time, was longlisted for the Women's Prize and her young adult novel Becoming Dinah is shortlisted for the Carnegie CLIP Award 2020. She also crowdfunded and edited an anthology of working class memoir, Common People, which was published in 2018. Kit was named the FutureBook Person of the Year in 2019.

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Titolo: My Name Is Leon: Now a Major BBC Two Film
Casa editrice: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London
Data di pubblicazione: 2017
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good