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American Boy by Andrew Taylor & Kati Nicholl & Alex Jennings
Interweaving real and fictional elements, The American Boy is a major new literary historical crime novel in the tradition of An Instance of the Fingerpost and Possession. 'A wonderful book, richly composed and beautifully written, an enthralling read from start to finish' The Times England 1819: Thomas Shield, a new master at a school just outside London, is tutor to a young American boy and the boy's sensitive best friend, Charles Frant. Drawn to Frant's beautiful, unhappy mother, Thomas becomes caught up in her family's twisted intrigues. Then a brutal crime is committed, with consequences that threaten to destroy Thomas and all that he has come to hold dear. Despite his efforts, Shield is caught up in a deadly tangle of sex, money, murder and lies -- a tangle that grips him tighter even as he tries to escape from it. And what of the strange American child at the heart of these macabre events -- what is the secret of the boy names Edgar Allan Poe? 'Hugely entertaining. Its beguiling story and atmospheric evocation of Regency London and the winter landscapes of Gloucestershire cry out for a wingback chair by a blazing fire' Observer (Books of the Year) 'A most artful and delightful book, that will both amuse and chill, and it will have you desperate to search out a quiet corner to continue your acquaintance with it' Daily Telegraph (Books of the Year) |
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| Author(s) : Andrew Taylor & Alex Jennings | Format : Downloadable audio file |
| ISBN-10 : 0007218931 | ISBN-13 : 9780007218936 |
| RRP : £9.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 15/06/2005
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers