Witty, wise, and deeply moving, this is a remarkable novel, a
story of the fall of Singapore and life as a POW, and of a young
boy making sense of his future while old men try to live with their
past
David is 13 and confused. His mother has left with her lover and
dumped David on his grandparents. David's grandfather, Jimmy, is
70. He spends his days at the social club grumbling with his three
best friends, all of them Jewish-Australian survivors of the
enforced labor camps of the WWII Thai-Burma Railroad. But behind
their playful backbiting and irresistible wit, Jimmy and his
friends are haunted by the ghosts of long-dead comrades, and the
only person Jimmy can confide in is a 13-year-old from a different
world.
General
| Imprint: |
Atlantic Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2014 |
| First published: |
September 2014 |
| Authors: |
Mark Dapin
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
361 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78239-088-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-78239-088-X |
| Barcode: |
9781782390886 |
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