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Crossing the Lines
Melvyn Bragg
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Description for Crossing the Lines
Paperback. The much-praised third part of 'a monumental series' (Sunday Times) Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 332.
Set in Britain during the 1950s, this moving and evocative novel follows the intertwined fates of people crossing boundaries in their lives. As a teenager in the small northern town of Wigton, Joe Richardson falls in love with Rachel, just when her life is about to be uprooted. While his parents, Sam and Ellen, face the frontiers of middle age, Joe finds himself drawn by the intoxicating world outside home, and swept into situations that seem beyond his control. Vividly conveying the spirit of the mid-century and the profound social changes taking place at the time, this is a masterly ... Read more
Set in Britain during the 1950s, this moving and evocative novel follows the intertwined fates of people crossing boundaries in their lives. As a teenager in the small northern town of Wigton, Joe Richardson falls in love with Rachel, just when her life is about to be uprooted. While his parents, Sam and Ellen, face the frontiers of middle age, Joe finds himself drawn by the intoxicating world outside home, and swept into situations that seem beyond his control. Vividly conveying the spirit of the mid-century and the profound social changes taking place at the time, this is a masterly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
348g
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340829677
SKU
V9780340829677
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About Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster whose first novel, For Want of a Nail, was published in 1965. His novels since include The Maid of Buttermere, The Soldier's Return, A Son of War, Credo and Now is the Time, which won the Parliamentary Book Award for fiction in 2016. His books have also been awarded the Time/Life Silver Pen ... Read more
Reviews for Crossing the Lines
'I was bowled over by it ... an enormously important piece of literature about post-war Britain'
A.C. Grayling, Guardian 'Enthralling, a joy to read'
Allan Massie, Scotsman 'An expertly told tale which is satisfying in its own right and as a continuation of a monumental series.'
Frank Egerton, The Times 'Richly detailed and extraordinarily ... Read more
A.C. Grayling, Guardian 'Enthralling, a joy to read'
Allan Massie, Scotsman 'An expertly told tale which is satisfying in its own right and as a continuation of a monumental series.'
Frank Egerton, The Times 'Richly detailed and extraordinarily ... Read more