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Dreams of Leaving
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Description
New Egypt is a village somewhere in the South of England. A village that nobody has ever left. Peach, the sadistic chief of police, makes sure of that. Then, one misty morning, a young couple secretly set their baby son Moses afloat on the river, in a basket made of rushes. Years later, Moses is living above a nightclub, mixing with drug-dealers, thieves and topless waitresses. He knows nothing about his past - but it is catching up with him nevertheless, and it threatens to put his life in danger. Terror, magic and farce all have a part to play as the worlds of Peach and Moses slowly converge.
Product details
Published | 30 Aug 2012 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 448 |
ISBN | 9781408833148 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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One of the most haunting, resonant and clever parables about England you'll ever read
Guardian
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Imagine the quintessential English village filmed by Bunuel and written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
New York Times Book Review
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Thomson chillingly fuses the real and the unreal with terrifying grace and infinite imagination. It's hard to believe this sophisticated, edgy novel is his first
Mail on Sunday
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When someone writes as well as Thomson does, it makes you wonder why other people bother
New Statesman