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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
Boy A
'A wonderful, heartbreaking tale' Andrew Garfield
Verlag:
Profile Books Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: M23K6GG
EAN: 9781846686627
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Mi, 30.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 22.30
Beschreibung
WINNER OF THE WORLD BOOK DAY - BOOKS TO TALK ABOUT PRIZE 2008 WINNER OF THE JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE 2005 WINNER OF THE WAVERTON GOOD READ PRIZE 2005. A is for Apple. A bad apple. Jack has spent most of his life in juvenile institutions, to be released with a new name, new job, new life. At 24, he is utterly innocent of the world, yet guilty of a monstrous childhood crime. To his new friends, he is a good guy with occasional flashes of unexpected violence. To his new girlfriend, he is strangely inexperienced and unreachable. To his case worker, he. s a victim of the system and of media-driven hysteria. And to himself, Jack is on permanent trial: can he really start from scratch, forget the past, become someone else. Is a new name enough. Can Jack ever truly connect with his new friends while hiding a monstrous secret. This searing and heartfelt novel is a devastating indictment of society. s inability to reconcile childhood innocence with reality.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Jonathan Trigell
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2007
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 256