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Item Details
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THE CHILD THAT BOOKS BUILT
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| By: |
Francis Spufford |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0571214673 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780571214679 |
| Publisher: |
FABER & FABER |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2003 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
What would you find if you went back and re-read your favourite books from childhood? The author discovers both delight and sadness, in this widely celebrated memoir of a boy who retreats into books, faced with a tragedy in his family. |
| Synopsis: |
Fairy tales and Where the Wild Things Are, The Lord of the Rings and the Narnia books, Little House on the Prairie and The Earthsea Trilogy. What would you find if you went back and re-read your favourite books from childhood? Francis Spufford discovers both delight and sadness, in this widely celebrated memoir of a boy who retreats into books, faced with a tragedy in his family. 'A beautifully composed and wholly original memoir, sounding the classics of children's literature.' David Sexton, Evening Standard 'Exuberant and serious, funny and sophisticated, this memoir of reading and childhood is a delight.' Andrea Ashworth |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Faber & Faber |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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