Kit De Waal - Böcker

From the author of My Name is Leon comes an unforgettable story of found family and the love that steals into our lives... in spite of our best laid plans. 'Tender. Beautifully judged' Guardian 'I read this in a sitting, revelling in every word-pe...

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It's an exciting day for Timothy Flowers. It's the third of November, and it's Friday, and it's his twenty-first birthday. When Timothy walks to his usual street corner to see his favourite special bus, he meets Charlie. Charlie is a builder who i...

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It's an exciting day for Timothy Flowers. It's the third of November, and it's Friday, and it's his twenty-first birthday. When Timothy walks to his usual street corner to see his favourite special bus, he meets Charlie. Charlie is a builder who i...

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Suitable for GCSE Grades 1-9. AQA exam board. Learn from the best with Penguin's Study Guide for My Name is Leon. Get to grips with every chapter - clear summaries help you understand the text inside out. Master what matters - explore context, the...

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A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL PRIZE Soon to be a major BBC film starring Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi Kirby, Monica Dolan, Olivia Williams and Christopher Eccleston. It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The D...

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A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL PRIZE Soon to be a major BBC film starring Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi Kirby, Monica Dolan, Olivia Williams and Christopher Eccleston. It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The D...

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'There's a trick to time. You can make it expand or you can make it contract. Make it shorter or make it longer . . .'Some moments you want to last forever. Some moments shape a life. For Mona, it's the joy of playing on a Wexford beach as a young...

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'There's a trick to time. You can make it expand or you can make it contract. Make it shorter or make it longer . . .' Some moments you want to last forever. Some moments shape a life. For Mona, it's the joy of playing on a Wexford beach as a youn...

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***From the acclaimed author of My Name is Leon*** 'Stories of everyday lives that will resonate and move you utterly' Stylist _______________________________________________ As she walks out of her marriage, a woman remembers the day her husband ...

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***From the acclaimed author of My Name is Leon***'Stories of everyday lives that will resonate and move you utterly' Stylist_______________________________________________As she walks out of her marriage, a woman remembers the day her husband res...

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Brought to you by Penguin.A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD & THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZESoon to be a major BBC film starring Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi Kirby, Monica Dolan, O...

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal, read by Fiona Shaw.Mona is a young Irish girl in the big city, with the thrill of a new job and a room of her own in a busy boarding house. On her first night out in 1970s...

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A tender and unforgettable story of found family and the long way back from heartbreak - now longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction'A beautiful and important story about kindness that will break your heart, then make it sing' (reader review)...

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A tender and unforgettable story of found family and the long way back from heartbreak - now longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 'A beautiful and important story about kindness that will break your heart, then make it sing' (reader review...

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Kit de Waal and her brother and sisters had a hard childhood in the West Midlands. Her Irish mother didn't feed them, didn't believe in Christmas or birthdays, and thought the world would end in 1975. Her father saved all his money to return to th...

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Kit de Waal and her brother and sisters had a hard childhood in the West Midlands. Her Irish mother didn't feed them, didn't believe in Christmas or birthdays, and thought the world would end in 1975. Her father saved all his money to return to th...

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Nine-year-old Leon loves his new baby brother, Jake. He learns to bathe, feed and sooth him while his mother sleeps upstairs. But now the grownups are saying his mum can't cope and are threatening to split the brothers up and tear Leon's world apa...

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A STUDENT EDITION It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. Amid tumult and change, nine-year-old Leon tries to find his place. He and his little brother Jake have gone to live with Maureen. They've lost one home, but have they found another?...

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A painful, heartfelt, brilliantly funny childhood memoir from the acclaimed and bestselling author of MY NAME IS LEON

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'Vivid and compelling and so moving... Kit's depiction of her parents' dynamic is both painful and comforting to read' Marian Keyes *Soon to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4* From the award-winning author of MY NAME IS LEON comes a childhood memoir set...

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'Vivid and compelling and so moving... Kit's depiction of her parents' dynamic is both painful and comforting to read' Marian Keyes AS BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO 4 From the award-winning author of MY NAME IS LEON comes a childhood memoir set to become...

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'Vivid and compelling and so moving... Kit's depiction of her parents' dynamic is both painful and comforting to read' Marian KeyesAS BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO 4From the award-winning author of MY NAME IS LEON comes a childhood memoir set to become a...

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"A gripping, heart-wrenching coming-of-age story" - Guardian In her first YA novel, Costa-shortlisted Kit de Waal responds to classic Moby Dick by tearing the power away from obsessive Captain Ahab and giving it to a teenage girl. Dinah's whole wo...

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"e;A gripping, heart-wrenching coming-of-age story"e; - GuardianIn her first YA novel, Costa-shortlisted Kit de Waal responds to classic Moby Dick by tearing the power away from obsessive Captain Ahab and giving it to a teenage girl.Dinah'...

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Mainstream brings thirty authors in from the margins to occupy centre-page. Queer storytellers. Working class wordsmiths. Chroniclers of colour. Writers whose life experiences give unique perspectives on universal challenges, whose voices must be ...

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In einem englischen Küstenort hat Mona einen Laden für Künstlerpuppen. Immer wieder betreten stille Frauen ihr Geschÿft. Sie kommen aus einem Kreis für Mütter totgeborener Kinder. Und Mona versucht, den Trauernden mit Hilfe der Puppen Erlös...

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Leon ist neun und ziemlich dunkelhÿutig, sein Halbbruder Jake dagegen ganz blond und erst sechs Monate alt. Als ihre Mutter Sandra mal wieder richtig Pech mit einem Kerl hat, bleibt sie einfach im Bett liegen. Und Leon muss sich um Jake kümmern,...

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