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Description for The Brave
Paperback. Nicholas Evans's most powerful and ambitious novel yet Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 32. Weight in Grams: 390. 8vo.Good copy
The motto of the boarding school to which Tommy Bedford is dispatched is Fortune Favours the Brave. It's 1959 and the school bristles with bullies and sadistic staff. Tommy, a quirky loner, obsessed with cowboys and Indians, needs all the bravery he can summon. Salvation comes when his glamorous actress sister is swept off to Hollywood by one of his heroes, TV cowboy Ray Montane. But with the Cold War looming, the sinister side of Tinseltown seeps through and Tommy and Diane soon find themselves in jeopardy. Forty years on, Tommy has to confront his boyhood ghosts when his ... Read more
The motto of the boarding school to which Tommy Bedford is dispatched is Fortune Favours the Brave. It's 1959 and the school bristles with bullies and sadistic staff. Tommy, a quirky loner, obsessed with cowboys and Indians, needs all the bravery he can summon. Salvation comes when his glamorous actress sister is swept off to Hollywood by one of his heroes, TV cowboy Ray Montane. But with the Cold War looming, the sinister side of Tinseltown seeps through and Tommy and Diane soon find themselves in jeopardy. Forty years on, Tommy has to confront his boyhood ghosts when his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751539202
SKU
KEX0297153
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About Nicholas Evans
Nicholas Evans was a screenwriter and film producer before writing his first novel, The Horse Whisperer. He lives in Devon.
Reviews for The Brave
'Through his storytelling skills, sound plot construction and ease with descriptive landscapes, Evans keeps a firm grip on interest until the end. Fans will not be disappointed Irish Independent A novel that packs a real emotional punch She Another triumph from the author of The Horse Whisperer Sun A harrowing emotional thriller, tense and pacy but also deeply moving The ... Read more