- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Sceptre; New Ed edition (3 Jun 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340579765
- ISBN-13: 978-0340579763
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,275,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘A splendid Dickensian sweep of a book’ (Observer )
‘A decent and intelligent novel, one which can be read, and will be read, with a great deal of pleasure’ (Allan Massie, Scotsman )
‘As a guide to media London, the novel is essential reading’ (T.J. Binyon, Times Literary Supplement )
‘The very good Bragg has forced a complex contemporary plot to work magic’ (David Hughes, Mail on Sunday )
‘Bragg has scarcely ever written better...A state of England message transfused by fiction’ (Tom Adair, Scotland on Sunday )
‘Melvyn Bragg writes with a lyrical nostalgia which is as important to the novel as his energy’ (Penelope Fitzgerald, Evening Standard )
‘A decent and intelligent novel, one which can be read, and will be read, with a great deal of pleasure’ (Allan Massie, Scotsman )
‘As a guide to media London, the novel is essential reading’ (T.J. Binyon, Times Literary Supplement )
‘The very good Bragg has forced a complex contemporary plot to work magic’ (David Hughes, Mail on Sunday )
‘Bragg has scarcely ever written better...A state of England message transfused by fiction’ (Tom Adair, Scotland on Sunday )
‘Melvyn Bragg writes with a lyrical nostalgia which is as important to the novel as his energy’ (Penelope Fitzgerald, Evening Standard )
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Young Harry, an orphan from an impoverished council estate, becomes the link between starkly contrasting worlds: north and south, the deprived and the over-privileged, the powerful and the defenceless. With this compelling story of blackmail, media politics, corrupted innocence and redemptive love, Melvyn Bragg delivers an unforgettable portrait of modern life.
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This is a story about a young boy from the North of England (called "Norf" by Cockney Londeners) who flees home and is lost in the buzz of the big city if it hadn't been for a couple of grown-ups who have difficulty finding making the right decision what to do with the boy. The story has an "Oliver Twist" like atmosphere about it. I loved it! The frame of reference changes continually: there's another "I"-person each chapter, constantly causing you to identify with another person, feeling what he/she feels. The relationships between the main characters (especially Jen and her boyfriend (forgot his name..sorry)) are very convincingly and lovingly described. The story takes several unexpected turns which is why you want to now what's on the next page all the time. It had me burning in the midnight oil a few times! Higly recommended! A must!
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