From the author of "Withnail and I", this is the story of a dysfunctional family. It is about a boy and his grandpa, life and death, sex and hate, dog's meat and cancer. It is also about pornography, enemas, Morse codes, puberty, secrets, God and loathing. It is also about love.
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From the author of "Withnail and I", this is the story of a dysfunctional family. It is about a boy and his grandpa, life and death, sex and hate, dog's meat and cancer. It is also about pornography, enemas, Morse codes, puberty, secrets, God and loathing. It is also about love.
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Add this copy of The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman to cart. $12.27, very good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
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Very Good. Dust jacket has light scratches and edgeware has minor scuffs. Book content is in like new condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 278 p.
Add this copy of The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman to cart. $12.99, like new condition, Sold by A Good Read rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1998 by Bloomsbury.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0747536147. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; 203 X 254 X 47 millimeters; 278 pages.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book Complete number line from 1 to 10; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780747536147.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
A coming of age first novel that is not written in the first person is a novelty, even more so if the debut writer turns out to be the director of the cult hit 'Withnail and I'; yet, this book ultimately disappoints. The plot has a lot going for it: Thomas Penman, a thirteen-year-old given to defecating in little parcels and leaving them about for the unsuspecting, likes to construct elaborate explosive devices with which to torment crabs on the local beach with his best friend Maurice and tap out Morse code messages on the wires set-up between him and his beloved grandfather Walter. But, for all its quirkiness, the book is surprisingly mundane; Robinson?s genius at effortlessly creating wit and pathos on screen does not easily translate to literature - something is missing, and plodding through the often turgid and bland prose starts feeling like a chore. Perhaps Robinson should stick to writing (and making) movies, something he clearly does best.
