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304 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099549239
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 11 September 2012
Description
Terrified, a young prisoner in the Second World War closes his eyes and pictures himself going out to bat on a sunlit cricket ground in Hampshire.Across the courtyard in a Victorian workhouse, a father too ashamed to acknowledge his son.A skinny g...
Community Reviews Summary of 234 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
challenging 66%
adventurous 33%
mysterious 33%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
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304 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099549239
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 11 September 2012
Description
Terrified, a young prisoner in the Second World War closes his eyes and pictures himself going out to bat on a sunlit cricket ground in Hampshire.Across the courtyard in a Victorian workhouse, a father too ashamed to acknowledge his son.A skinny g...
Community Reviews Summary of 234 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
challenging 66%
adventurous 33%
mysterious 33%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.