Keneally, Thomas
The Dickens Boy
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529345070
- author:
- Keneally, Thomas
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Sceptre
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 15.6 x 3.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Oceania, Australia & New Zealand,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Charles Dickens' youngest child was sent to Australia in 1868. Edward, a 16-year-old boy, was expected to learn to apply himself in what his father considered a new land of opportunity. He was posted to a remote sheep station in New South Wales, where he discovered that Charles Dickens' fame had reached even there, as well as the gossip about his father's scandalous liaison with an actress. In this vibrant novel, Thomas Keneally brings to life a community riven with tensions and prejudice, where Edward strives to be his own man while keeping secret that he has read none of his father's novels. The story conjures up a life of sheep-droving, horse-racing, and cricket tournaments, offering an intimate portrait of Dickens himself. This novel is characteristic of Keneally's style: historical figures and events re-imagined with verve, humour, and compassion.
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