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Paperback. Condizione: New. Malc'sBoy charts a son'sstruggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacy of toxic masculinityand violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton, a small market town on the fringes ofthe Lake District, as the son of Malc, a prominent publican with a fearsomereputation. More concerned with establishing himself as an artist than making aname for himself in the town's hierarchical pub scene, Shaun rebels against hisfather's expectations. But when Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun isforced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected tolead.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Stuart is raised on a nature reserve in Cumbria; his family is poor. Stuart is sensitive - endlessly bullied in school, he believes in magic and feels more comfortable taking dance class than playing football. Stuart grows up straddling two worlds, becoming the first in his family to go to university. His father, an ex-con, is quick to throw a punch, and won't eat anything in public 'more flamboyant than a ploughman's' in case someone would take him for a 'nancy-boy'. An avid birdwatcher, he has found peace in his new life as a caretaker for a nature reserve.When his father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Stuart grapples with grief as he tries to become the man he thinks his father would want him to be. Interwoven in the narrative are snippets of British wildlife, particularly the birds that captivate Stuart and his father, and reflect the bond they share.The writing is surprising, hilarious, and devastating. This is a story about grief, about masculinity, about the love of a parent and what remains when they're gone.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Stuart is raised on a nature reserve in Cumbria; his family is poor. Stuart is sensitive - endlessly bullied in school, he believes in magic and feels more comfortable taking dance class than playing football. Stuart grows up straddling two worlds, becoming the first in his family to go to university. His father, an ex-con, is quick to throw a punch, and won't eat anything in public 'more flamboyant than a ploughman's' in case someone would take him for a 'nancy-boy'. An avid birdwatcher, he has found peace in his new life as a caretaker for a nature reserve.When his father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Stuart grapples with grief as he tries to become the man he thinks his father would want him to be. Interwoven in the narrative are snippets of British wildlife, particularly the birds that captivate Stuart and his father, and reflect the bond they share.The writing is surprising, hilarious, and devastating. This is a story about grief, about masculinity, about the love of a parent and what remains when they're gone.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friendsfrom south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they havewings. As adults and 'multiples' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they areall now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning outto be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which 'singulars' - narrow-minded,non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather.It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Humansociety has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystemholding together all the unlikely alliances of 'animal nightlife' has beenplaced in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of everykind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraphwires as a final showdown draws ever closer.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friendsfrom south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they havewings. As adults and 'multiples' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they areall now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning outto be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which 'singulars' - narrow-minded,non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather.It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Humansociety has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystemholding together all the unlikely alliances of 'animal nightlife' has beenplaced in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of everykind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraphwires as a final showdown draws ever closer.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Malc'sBoy charts a son'sstruggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacy of toxic masculinityand violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton, a small market town on the fringes ofthe Lake District, as the son of Malc, a prominent publican with a fearsomereputation. More concerned with establishing himself as an artist than making aname for himself in the town's hierarchical pub scene, Shaun rebels against hisfather's expectations. But when Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun isforced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected tolead. Malc's Boy charts a son's struggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacyof toxic masculinity and violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton as the son of Malc, a prominent publican. When Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun is forced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected to lead. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Stuart is raised on a nature reserve in Cumbria; his family is poor. Stuart is sensitive - endlessly bullied in school, he believes in magic and feels more comfortable taking dance class than playing football. Stuart grows up straddling two worlds, becoming the first in his family to go to university. His father, an ex-con, is quick to throw a punch, and won't eat anything in public 'more flamboyant than a ploughman's' in case someone would take him for a 'nancy-boy'. An avid birdwatcher, he has found peace in his new life as a caretaker for a nature reserve.When his father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Stuart grapples with grief as he tries to become the man he thinks his father would want him to be. Interwoven in the narrative are snippets of British wildlife, particularly the birds that captivate Stuart and his father, and reflect the bond they share.The writing is surprising, hilarious, and devastating. This is a story about grief, about masculinity, about the love of a parent and what remains when they're gone. A compelling, tender, unforgettable portrait of a challenging father, juxtaposed with stunning, sometimes disturbing vignettes of the natural world. With precise, evocative, but always unexpected prose, this debut novel evokes an alienated rural childhood and adolescence and a son's attempt to escape the shadow of a controlling patriarch. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friendsfrom south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they havewings. As adults and 'multiples' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they areall now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning outto be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which 'singulars' - narrow-minded,non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather.It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Humansociety has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystemholding together all the unlikely alliances of 'animal nightlife' has beenplaced in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of everykind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraphwires as a final showdown draws ever closer. A rapturous, kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporaryBritain and the myriad immigrant experiences that informed it, from the 1950sto a present-day landscape of racism, class division and economic decay, toldthrough the voices of othered outsiders who just happen to be half-human,half-avian. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback / Softback. Condizione: Brand New. 224 pages. 7.80x0.79x5.08 inches. In Stock.

Paperback / Softback. Condizione: Brand New. 352 pages. 7.09x0.79x4.72 inches. In Stock.

Paperback / Softback. Condizione: Brand New. 1 pages. 7.80x0.79x5.08 inches. In Stock.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Malc'sBoy charts a son'sstruggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacy of toxic masculinityand violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton, a small market town on the fringes ofthe Lake District, as the son of Malc, a prominent publican with a fearsomereputation. More concerned with establishing himself as an artist than making aname for himself in the town's hierarchical pub scene, Shaun rebels against hisfather's expectations. But when Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun isforced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected tolead. Malc's Boy charts a son's struggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacyof toxic masculinity and violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton as the son of Malc, a prominent publican. When Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun is forced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected to lead. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Stuart is raised on a nature reserve in Cumbria; his family is poor. Stuart is sensitive - endlessly bullied in school, he believes in magic and feels more comfortable taking dance class than playing football. Stuart grows up straddling two worlds, becoming the first in his family to go to university. His father, an ex-con, is quick to throw a punch, and won't eat anything in public 'more flamboyant than a ploughman's' in case someone would take him for a 'nancy-boy'. An avid birdwatcher, he has found peace in his new life as a caretaker for a nature reserve.When his father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Stuart grapples with grief as he tries to become the man he thinks his father would want him to be. Interwoven in the narrative are snippets of British wildlife, particularly the birds that captivate Stuart and his father, and reflect the bond they share.The writing is surprising, hilarious, and devastating. This is a story about grief, about masculinity, about the love of a parent and what remains when they're gone. A compelling, tender, unforgettable portrait of a challenging father, juxtaposed with stunning, sometimes disturbing vignettes of the natural world. With precise, evocative, but always unexpected prose, this debut novel evokes an alienated rural childhood and adolescence and a son's attempt to escape the shadow of a controlling patriarch. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Stuart is raised on a nature reserve in Cumbria; his family is poor. Stuartis sensitive - endlessly bullied in school, he believes in magic and feelsmore comfortable taking dance class than playing football. Stuart growsup straddling two worlds, becoming the first in his family to go touniversity. His father, an ex-con, is quick to throw a punch, and won'teat anything in public 'more flamboyant than a ploughman's' in casesomeone would take him for a 'nancy-boy'. An avid birdwatcher, he hasfound peace in his new life as a caretaker for a nature reserve. When his father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Stuart grappleswith grief as he tries to become the man he thinks his father would wanthim to be. Interwoven in the narrative are snippets of British wildlife,particularly the birds that captivate Stuart and his father, and reflect thebond they share. The writing is surprising, hilarious, and devastating. This is a storyabout grief, about masculinity, about the love of a parent and whatremains when they're gone.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friendsfrom south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they havewings. As adults and 'multiples' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they areall now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning outto be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which 'singulars' - narrow-minded,non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather.It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Humansociety has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystemholding together all the unlikely alliances of 'animal nightlife' has beenplaced in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of everykind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraphwires as a final showdown draws ever closer. A rapturous, kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporaryBritain and the myriad immigrant experiences that informed it, from the 1950sto a present-day landscape of racism, class division and economic decay, toldthrough the voices of othered outsiders who just happen to be half-human,half-avian. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A rapturous, kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporaryBritain and the myriad immigrant experiences that informed it, from the 1950sto a present-day landscape of racism, class division and economic decay, toldthrough the voices of othered outsiders who just happen to be half-human,half-avian.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Malc's Boy charts a son's struggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacyof toxic masculinity and violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton as the son of Malc, a prominent publican. When Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun is forced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected to lead.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Stuart is raised on a nature reserve in Cumbria; his family is poor. Stuart is sensitive - endlessly bullied in school, he believes in magic and feels more comfortable taking dance class than playing football. Stuart grows up straddling two worlds, becoming the first in his family to go to university. His father, an ex-con, is quick to throw a punch, and won't eat anything in public 'more flamboyant than a ploughman's' in case someone would take him for a 'nancy-boy'. An avid birdwatcher, he has found peace in his new life as a caretaker for a nature reserve.When his father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Stuart grapples with grief as he tries to become the man he thinks his father would want him to be. Interwoven in the narrative are snippets of British wildlife, particularly the birds that captivate Stuart and his father, and reflect the bond they share.The writing is surprising, hilarious, and devastating. This is a story about grief, about masculinity, about the love of a parent and what remains when they're gone.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friendsfrom south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they havewings. As adults and 'multiples' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they areall now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning outto be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which 'singulars' - narrow-minded,non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather.It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Humansociety has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystemholding together all the unlikely alliances of 'animal nightlife' has beenplaced in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of everykind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraphwires as a final showdown draws ever closer.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Malc'sBoy charts a son'sstruggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacy of toxic masculinityand violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton, a small market town on the fringes ofthe Lake District, as the son of Malc, a prominent publican with a fearsomereputation. More concerned with establishing himself as an artist than making aname for himself in the town's hierarchical pub scene, Shaun rebels against hisfather's expectations. But when Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun isforced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected tolead. Malc's Boy charts a son's struggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacyof toxic masculinity and violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton as the son of Malc, a prominent publican. When Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun is forced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected to lead. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Stuart is raised on a nature reserve in Cumbria; his family is poor. Stuart is sensitive - endlessly bullied in school, he believes in magic and feels more comfortable taking dance class than playing football. Stuart grows up straddling two worlds, becoming the first in his family to go to university. His father, an ex-con, is quick to throw a punch, and won't eat anything in public 'more flamboyant than a ploughman's' in case someone would take him for a 'nancy-boy'. An avid birdwatcher, he has found peace in his new life as a caretaker for a nature reserve.When his father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Stuart grapples with grief as he tries to become the man he thinks his father would want him to be. Interwoven in the narrative are snippets of British wildlife, particularly the birds that captivate Stuart and his father, and reflect the bond they share.The writing is surprising, hilarious, and devastating. This is a story about grief, about masculinity, about the love of a parent and what remains when they're gone. A compelling, tender, unforgettable portrait of a challenging father, juxtaposed with stunning, sometimes disturbing vignettes of the natural world. With precise, evocative, but always unexpected prose, this debut novel evokes an alienated rural childhood and adolescence and a son's attempt to escape the shadow of a controlling patriarch. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friendsfrom south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they havewings. As adults and 'multiples' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they areall now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning outto be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which 'singulars' - narrow-minded,non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather.It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Humansociety has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystemholding together all the unlikely alliances of 'animal nightlife' has beenplaced in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of everykind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraphwires as a final showdown draws ever closer. A rapturous, kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporaryBritain and the myriad immigrant experiences that informed it, from the 1950sto a present-day landscape of racism, class division and economic decay, toldthrough the voices of othered outsiders who just happen to be half-human,half-avian. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Malc'sBoy charts a son'sstruggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacy of toxic masculinityand violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton, a small market town on the fringes ofthe Lake District, as the son of Malc, a prominent publican with a fearsomereputation. More concerned with establishing himself as an artist than making aname for himself in the town's hierarchical pub scene, Shaun rebels against hisfather's expectations. But when Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun isforced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected tolead.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Stuart is raised on a nature reserve in Cumbria; his family is poor. Stuart is sensitive - endlessly bullied in school, he believes in magic and feels more comfortable taking dance class than playing football. Stuart grows up straddling two worlds, becoming the first in his family to go to university. His father, an ex-con, is quick to throw a punch, and won't eat anything in public 'more flamboyant than a ploughman's' in case someone would take him for a 'nancy-boy'. An avid birdwatcher, he has found peace in his new life as a caretaker for a nature reserve.When his father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Stuart grapples with grief as he tries to become the man he thinks his father would want him to be. Interwoven in the narrative are snippets of British wildlife, particularly the birds that captivate Stuart and his father, and reflect the bond they share.The writing is surprising, hilarious, and devastating. This is a story about grief, about masculinity, about the love of a parent and what remains when they're gone.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friendsfrom south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they havewings. As adults and 'multiples' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they areall now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning outto be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which 'singulars' - narrow-minded,non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather.It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Humansociety has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystemholding together all the unlikely alliances of 'animal nightlife' has beenplaced in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of everykind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraphwires as a final showdown draws ever closer.…

Condizione: Near Fine. First Persephone edition in publisher's original silver grey card wrap covers with French flaps [softback], colour illustrated end papers, matching illustrated bookmark enclosed. 8vo. 7½'' x 5½''. Contains 231 printed pages of text. One small pale dot to the top page edge. Very near Fine clean unopened condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper with a light crease to the top front corner . Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1903155320 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS. …