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The Book of Wag
Paul Sidey
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Description for The Book of Wag
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Meet the richly eccentric Burton family: reigned over by the steadfast matriarch Harriet and surrounded by an equally peculiar cast of characters, their exploits are narrated in alternating voices by Wag, a World War I veteran, and his nephew Jack. But the ever-evolving London of the twentieth century is as much a character as the Burtons themselves, with the narrative taking us on a journey from the Western Front to World War II, through post-war 'civvy street' to the 1960s gangster era of the sadistic Richardson Gang, and ultimately to the political tumult of the ... Read more
Meet the richly eccentric Burton family: reigned over by the steadfast matriarch Harriet and surrounded by an equally peculiar cast of characters, their exploits are narrated in alternating voices by Wag, a World War I veteran, and his nephew Jack. But the ever-evolving London of the twentieth century is as much a character as the Burtons themselves, with the narrative taking us on a journey from the Western Front to World War II, through post-war 'civvy street' to the 1960s gangster era of the sadistic Richardson Gang, and ultimately to the political tumult of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Unbound
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783522651
SKU
V9781783522651
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About Paul Sidey
Paul Sidey was a greatly respected and much loved editor who started his publishing career at Penguin in 1970. In 1980 he moved to Hutchinson, where he worked as an Editorial Director until his retirement in 2012. Among the authors he worked closely with over the years were Ruth Rendell, Angela Carter, Graham Swift, Olivia Manning, John Lahr, John Mortimer ... Read more
Reviews for The Book of Wag
Deftly told and packed with action.
Daily Mail
It's an utterly charming novel... I loved it. It deserves to be published, not only because it's Paul, but because it's a richly-woven tapestry of a certain time (well, times) and of another London, erudite and witty and brimming with life.
Patrick Janson-Smith Elegantly written, ... Read more
Daily Mail
It's an utterly charming novel... I loved it. It deserves to be published, not only because it's Paul, but because it's a richly-woven tapestry of a certain time (well, times) and of another London, erudite and witty and brimming with life.
Patrick Janson-Smith Elegantly written, ... Read more