Spit Against the Wind - Brossura

Smith, Anna

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0755303598 ISBN 13: 9780755303595

Casa editrice: Headline Book Pub Ltd, 2003

Riassunto

In the summer of 1968, four children in a small Catholic community on the West of Scotland learn a lot about life and start to grow up. Born to poverty and limited opportunities, they're able nonetheless to enjoy the largely innocent pleasures of childhood, but the adult world around them inevitably impinges. The narrator's elder sister falls pregnant and is sent to Ireland to have and give up the child; newcomer Tony and his mum are in danger of real violence at the hands of Tony's violent Polish stepfather; and no child who plays the part of altar boy at the chapel wants to be left alone with the local priest. Observant, clear-sighted in its portrayal of the darker side of life yet utterly warm-hearted, Spit Against the Wind reminds us of the wonders of childhood without sentimentality but with gentle humor and great charm.

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Recensione:

'It is charming, evocative, nostalgic, moving and highly recommended' Bookseller (Bookseller)

'Magnificent' Evening Standard (Evening Standard)

Praise for SPIT AGAINST THE WIND:'Striking chords that are still resonant today, this is a book that tugs at our consciences, yet still raises our spirits - a powerful new voice in Scottish fiction' (Glasgow Herald)

Descrizione del libro:

An evocative, haunting and charming tale of growing up in the 1960s - OUR KID crossed with ANGELA'S ASHES against a Scottish background

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• Editore: Headline Book Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0755303598
• ISBN 13: 9780755303595
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 247