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My Name is Yip - A gold-rush adventure story of murder, friendship and redemption (Hardcover)
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My Name is Yip - A gold-rush adventure story of murder, friendship and redemption (Hardcover)
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A THE TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR "MY NAME IS YIP
TOLROY & I am a mute. I have made not a sound since the day of
my birth, October 2nd, 1815. I will say that my life has been
something of a trial but such is God's wish & so I must tell my
story here on the page." Yip Tolroy and his fiery Mama run the
general store in Heron's Creek, Georgia. An uneventful life, until
gold is discovered nearby and Yip is caught up in a bloody,
grievous crime forcing him to flee. On the run, friendless and
alone, he meets Dud Carter a savvy but unlikely companion.
Together, they embark on a journey that thrusts them unwittingly
into a world of menace and violence, of lust and revenge. And, as
Yip and Dud's odyssey takes them further into the unknown - via
travelling shows, escaped slaves and the greed of gold-hungry men -
the pull of home only gets stronger. But what will they find there
if they ever return? 'This is violent, anarchic American history
with echoes of Sebastian Barry's Days Without End, but Paddy
Crewe's take is startlingly original... Yip's tale is immersive and
beautiful in unexpected places. On the strength of this sensational
debut, you will be hearing a lot more about Paddy Crewe.' Antonia
Senior, The Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month
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