Rowbottom, Simon
Thimblerigger
- ISBN 13:
- 9780992995645
- author:
- Rowbottom, Simon
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Pembury House Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 498
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 x 2.8 centimetres (0.6
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Lockton Leather's life story is one of hardship and danger, set against the backdrop of Victorian Liverpool's criminal underworld. As he recounts his experiences as a Thimblerigger from extreme old age, Dr Sam Stockwell, his assigned psychologist, begins to question what is real and what is fiction. A gripping tale of truth and deception unfolds, drawing the reader into Lockton's world.