It's the start of the summer, and like his friends Dodge, Eyebrows and Pinhead, thirteen-year-old Sean 'Nod' Hickey is looking forward to a good one. But the summer doesn't turn out as any of the boys expect. The long hot days of swimming, hurling, and great laughs like 'the marble thing' cannot gloss over the tensions that begin to surface as awakening sexuality and family pressures erupt into jealousy, aggression and revenge. belong. With subtlety and sensitivity, Helena Close charts the complex dynamics of their ...
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It's the start of the summer, and like his friends Dodge, Eyebrows and Pinhead, thirteen-year-old Sean 'Nod' Hickey is looking forward to a good one. But the summer doesn't turn out as any of the boys expect. The long hot days of swimming, hurling, and great laughs like 'the marble thing' cannot gloss over the tensions that begin to surface as awakening sexuality and family pressures erupt into jealousy, aggression and revenge. belong. With subtlety and sensitivity, Helena Close charts the complex dynamics of their friendship: the growing closeness between the boys; their dramatic clashes and conflicts; and the gradual unravelling of their relationship as they struggle to make sense of friendship, love and, most painfully of all, death. downright hilarity that is part of growing up. Set in the Limerick of the 1970s, Pinhead Duffy is a moving, funny and multi-layered evocation of the lives of four boys on the brink of manhood.
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Add this copy of Pinhead Duffy to cart. $10.99, fair condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by Blackstaff Press Ltd.
Add this copy of Pinhead Duffy to cart. $33.87, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by Blackstaff Press Ltd.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover. Inscription on the first page, typically just a name but may include a dedication or a brief personal message.
Add this copy of Pinhead Duffy to cart. $64.06, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Blackstaff Pr.
