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Work InformationThe Boy With No Shoes by William Horwood (2004)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Loved William Horwood's fiction as a child but found thid book difficult to read ( ) This is a very sensitive account of the boyhood years of William Horwood, perhaps better known as the author of 'The Duncton Chronicles'. His main sources of comfort during an impoverished childhood were his much loved Grandmother and an old fisherman. It is beautifully written and much more enjoyable than the current crop of 'misery-lit' child abuse biographies. I thought I had read enough memoirs about sad childhoods but I am glad I didn't miss this one. "A poignant, yet delightful, memoir by the author of the Duncton Wood classics. This triumphant story of a boy's struggle with early trauma and his remarkable journey into adulthod is bast on William Horwood's own heartbreaking boyhood in south-east England after the Second World War. Horwood has painted an unforgettable picture of childhood suffering, personal survival, and the power of faith and courage to turn darkness into light." no reviews | add a review
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THE BOY WITH NO SHOES is struggling to exist in 1950s seaside Kent. His father is an abstract memory, his brother has been hollowed by abuse, at school he must face the soul-destroying Captain Flax and at home his mother has been washed away by family secrets. But Jimmy is a treasure-seeking hero who digs below the damage of abuse and drags up extraordinary acts of kindness. His is a world of long-forgotten ways - longshoreman who comb the shores for stories, dens on clifftops that spark adventures, history lessons from local carpenter Arthur Sullivan and, at last, a pair of boots from The Royal Marines in exchange for cleaning the floors. In this triumphantly imaginative memoir, William Horwood captures painful loss of childhood innocence and shows us that honesty and comfort prevail. No library descriptions found. |
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