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William Trevor was one of the Booker Prize's perennial bridesmaids, and this book was shortlisted in 1976. The setting is Dynmouth, an outwardly sleepy Dorset seaside town rather reminiscent of Lyme Regis. Like another book I read recently, Michael Frayn's Spies, this is a story about innocence and experience, and childhood games colliding with adult secrets with unforeseen consequences.
The central character is brilliantly drawn. Timothy Gedge is a 15-year old loner who spends much of his time w ...more
The central character is brilliantly drawn. Timothy Gedge is a 15-year old loner who spends much of his time w ...more
