Description
| Product ID: | 9781800422223 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Penknife |
| Page Count: | 300 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Graphic novels |
| Description: | It is May 1984 and the time of the miners' strike. The repercussions of a drunken night out conspire to test the limits of friendship and to show how a well-meaning and quite innocent young man can end up behind bars. It is May 1984 and the time of the miners'' strike. Jarrod Brook, a rebel without a cause, returns to Brightlingsea, Essex, after being expelled from a state boarding school, to find that his mum has given his bedroom to a striking miner. Along with his best mate, Colin, over a long, eventful summer Jarrod is drawn into petty criminality while also trying to impress Verity, an outspoken young feminist. Then the repercussions of a drunken night out conspire to test the limits of friendship and to show how a well-meaning and quite innocent young man can end up behind bars. |
| Imprint Name: | SilverWood Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | SilverWood Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-11-01 |
