Following a restless young man determined to live it up before starting university, Golding’s at once scalpel-sharp and superbly comic coming-of-age throws merciless light on the English class system and the insularity of small-town life.
Follow young Oliver's rebellious coming-of-age in the village of Stillbourne in this comic novel by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Penelope Lively.
Eighteen is a good time for suffering Welcome to the country town of Stillbourne. Restless teenage resident Oliver wants to enjoy himself before going to university, beginning with his pursuit of the Town Crier's daughter. But in this claustrophobic community - stifled by the English class system, and where everybody knows everyone's business - love, lust and rebellion are closely followed by revenge and embarrassment...
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571371709
Number of pages: 288
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
Weight: 240 g
Language: English
Edition: Main
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When the Cranes Fly South
The Impossible Fortune
The Housemaid
Wild Dark Shore
Taiwan Travelogue
The Divorce
By Your Side
We All Live Here
The Long Shoe
What We Can Know
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
The Correspondent
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