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Three Brothers: A Novel
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Three Brothers follows the lives and fortunes of Harry, Daniel and Sam Hanway, a trio of brothers born on the same day in the middle of last century, in a grim council estate in Camden. After their mother inexplicably abandons the family, each boy is forced to make his own way in the world. From the bustling cut-throat world of Fleet street, hallowed London publishing offices, and the wealth and comfort of Chelsea, to the smoky shadowy streets of Limehouse and Hackney, this is a trip around the city, down its streets, riding on the tubes, at a very particular moment of history, and unusually for Ackroyd’s fiction, all within living memory. London is the backdrop and the connecting fabric of these three lives, reinforcing Ackroyd’s grand theme that history and the city both makes and creates us, surrounds and engulfs us.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.39 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2.42 × 14.23 × 22.28 cm |
| PubliCanadation City/Country | United Kingdom |
| by | |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 256 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2013-11-4 |
| Imprint | |
| ISBN 10 | 0701186933 |
| About The Author | PETER ACKROYD has written acclaimed biographies of Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Charles Dickens, William Blake, Shakespeare and Thomas More, as well as short books about Chaucer, J.M.W. Turner, Isaac Newton and most recently, Edgar Allan Poe. A bestselling biographer, historian, novelist and broadcaster, he holds a CBE for services to literature. He is the author of the London: The Biography and Thames: Sacred River, and lives in London. |
A camp clever tour de force… an alternative autobiography, a ghost story and a murder mystery all in one slim volume. Brilliant… the quintessence of Ackroyd—Sunday TelegraphA book full of rich and sudden moments of delight—The ScotsmanHarking back to Dickens… London is a major character in the novel. In Ackroyd's accomplished hands the city becomes a mystical place, where visions abound. Highly recommended.—Daily Mail* Cultural pick of the week *—Mail on SundayAckroyd is that timeless figure, a man of letters, dipped in ink, apparently versatile in a breathtaking variety of genres—Observer |
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