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Brother Sebastian becomes Michael Lamb after leaving an oppressive, religious home for wayward youth for a fugitive existence in London with Owen, the epileptic boy he has saved and tries to protect as his own son
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Bernard MacLaverty lives in Glasgow, Scotland. His books include Cal and Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award.
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A performance of great assurance and tenderness. -- The Spectator
The alert and feeling realism of MacLaverty's story . . . has a rare purity of intention and texture. . . . A deeply moving first novel. -- The Guardian
The alert and feeling realism of MacLaverty's story . . . has a rare purity of intention and texture. . . . A deeply moving first novel. -- The Guardian
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- PublisherCape
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0224018159
- ISBN 13 9780224018159
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages152
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is an inscription to the f.e.p. The price clipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. When Brother Michael inherits a small legacy, he defies his elders and runs away from the Home, taking with him twelve-year-old Owen. Posing as father and son, they concentrate on discovering the happiness that is so unfamiliar to them both, but as the world closes in on them, Michael moves towards a solution that is as uncompromising as it is inspired by love. Ref HHH 2. Seller Inventory # 030527
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