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Stranded in a South African fishing village during the Second World War, a mother and her young son are obliged to deal with a sweep of dramatic events which threatens to overshelm them. Silver Town, a seemingly placid backwater, is the setting of this story of gradual breakdown and inevitable collapse. The adult Jimmy - a middle-aged British businessman - returns home many years after the war and is forced to relive the time of his childhood, a youth caught in conflicting loyalties which threaten to tear him apart.War Childis an extraordinarily sensitive novel, the story of James Esslin - Jimmy-boy, son of Sarah and Andy, protege of Euphemia, his African nanny - who is part of everything but apart from everyone. At once the story of every adult's lost childhood and a superb portrait of character in formation - and disintegration -War Childis told in a way that makes a lost colonial world vividly real.
| ISBN-13 | 9781897959015 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 189795901X |
| Weight | 0.60 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.00 x 0.75 x 8.00 In |
| List Price | $14.95 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 200 pages |
| Publisher | Serif |
| Published On | 2001-03-01 |
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