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Magnificent Joe
James Wheatley
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Description for Magnificent Joe
Paperback. Timely, raw, shocking, funny: the must-read, state-of-the-nation novel of the year Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 271.
Joe is different. Sensitive and vulnerable, he is bullied by the local kids, he lives with his aging mother and the highlight of his year is playing the back-end of a horse in the local panto. Jim has no job. He also can't drive, he's never had a girlfriend and he's just been released from prison. When Jim returns home, an extraordinary friendship between the two outsiders begins. But when rumours of an unthinkable crime get out of control, Jim and Joe's loyalties are put to the test. ... Read more
Joe is different. Sensitive and vulnerable, he is bullied by the local kids, he lives with his aging mother and the highlight of his year is playing the back-end of a horse in the local panto. Jim has no job. He also can't drive, he's never had a girlfriend and he's just been released from prison. When Jim returns home, an extraordinary friendship between the two outsiders begins. But when rumours of an unthinkable crime get out of control, Jim and Joe's loyalties are put to the test. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780743691
SKU
V9781780743691
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Ref
99-50
About James Wheatley
James Wheatley was born in the North of England and has worked as a roofer, a labourer, a financial and business risk analyst, and a market researcher. He currently lives in Yorkshire, England, where he divides his time between writing and playing guitar. Magnificent Joe is his first novel.
Reviews for Magnificent Joe
'A study of male friendship turned sour, this novel chills and convinces.'
Financial Times
'A dark, angry novel, tightly wound.'
Guardian
'Wheatley is that increasingly rare type of young writer: he has experienced life, and it shows.'
Daily Mail
'A great debut - If this book is anything to go by [Wheatley] will have ... Read more
Financial Times
'A dark, angry novel, tightly wound.'
Guardian
'Wheatley is that increasingly rare type of young writer: he has experienced life, and it shows.'
Daily Mail
'A great debut - If this book is anything to go by [Wheatley] will have ... Read more