Tom, the young narrator, sees the war zone everywhere, on the streets of London, in the Devon countryside, but above all at the heart of his outwardly safe middle class family. The choice of two of the three judges for 1989 Whitbread Novel of the Year, their decision was controversially overruled.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099716600
Number of pages: 232
Weight: 178 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Edition: New edition
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