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Thirteen-year-old Tom Curdie, the product of a Glasgow slum, is on probation for theft. His teachers admit that he is clever, but only one, Charles Forbes, sees an uncanny warmth in his reticence and in his seemingly insolent smile. So he decides to take Tom on holiday with his own family . . . This powerful novel explores one of Jenkins's consistent and most fruitful themes - how goodness and innocence is compromised when faced with the pressures of growing up and becoming part of society.
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About the Author
Author of a number of landmark novels including The Cone Gatherers, The Changeling, Happy for the Child, The Thistle and the Grail and Guests of War, Jenkins is rapidly attaining recognition as one of Scotland's greatest writers. The themes of good and evil, of innocence lost, of fraudulence, cruelty and redemption shine through his work. His novels, shot through with ambiguity, are rarely about what they seem. He published his first book, So Gaily Sings the Lark, at the age of thirty-eight, and by the time of his death in 2005, over thirty of his novels were in print.
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'If you are interested in books that are human and wise, then treat yourself this year to some Robin Jenkins.'
Andrew Marr
Thirteen-year-old Tom Curdie, the product of a Glasgow slum, is on probation for theft.His teachers admit that he is clever, but only one, Charles Forbes, sees an uncanny warmth in his reticence and in his seemingly insolent smile. So he decides to take Tom on holiday with his own family . . .
On first publication in 1958, The Changeling confirmed the reputation of an author who had long been regarded by his peers as a major force in British writing, and it is now held up as a classic of British literature.
'One of the best, most completely realised of Jenkins' novels.'
Alan Spence
'Quite simply a major writer.'
Herald
'A delight to read.'
Times Literary Supplement
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- PublisherCanongate Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1847672388
- ISBN 13 9781847672384
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages240
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