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For Want of a Nail

For Want of a Nail

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The acclaimed debut novel from Booker Prize-longlisted and bestselling author Melvyn Bragg

''A strikingly taut and intense first novel'' London Review of Books

Growing up in an isolated cottage in the hills of Cumberland, Tom knows the bitter cold of...

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Product ID:	9780340431016
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	For Want of a Nail
Authors:	Author: Melvyn Bragg
Page Count:	304
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Description:	Select Guide Rating The acclaimed debut novel from Booker Prize-longlisted and bestselling author Melvyn Bragg ''A strikingly taut and intense first novel'' London Review of Books Growing up in an isolated cottage in the hills of Cumberland, Tom knows the bitter cold of shooting expeditions with his grandfather and long evenings spent with his father and mother. But taken away from the hills to live in the small town of Thornton, Tom experiences a tumult of conflicting emotions, which he must master before he can come to terms with his identity. ''Fine, tense writing derived not from books but from passionate observation of particular landscapes and people'' Spectator
Imprint Name:	Sceptre
Publisher Name:	Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	1991-07-04

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Weight	220 g
Dimensions	130 × 198 × 26 mm

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