John Wain

• Aug-1970
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'[A] triumph of mature observation and art.' - Daily Telegraph

'A winter's tale of light and laughter.' - Sunday Times

'What is especially enjoyable is the rough-edged tenderness and kindness of Mr Wain's concern ... probably his mo...

• May-1973
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• Apr-1979
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• Mar-1984
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In Lisbon to attend a memorial service for his younger sister and her fellow students killed in a plane crash, seventeen-year-old Paul shares his introspection with her as he ponders the weaknesses of his parents and the meaning of life....

• Jun-2013
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"A great fund of comic invention." - Times Literary Supplement

"Written with great spirit . . . very funny . . . fresh, unhackneyed and excellently observed." - Listener

"[A] bustling kaleidoscope of a book, by an author fertile in ...

• Aug-2013
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'A classic.' - Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black and I'm King of the Castle

'John Wain's best novel in a long time . . . an interesting story . . . stunning.' - The Observer

'John Wain's contribution to the gathering army of lo...

• Mar-2015
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The lost classic 'Angry Young Man' novel.

A clash of two temperaments. An artist and an industrialist grow up in the same smoky town and attend the same local school. In adult life each drives fiercely towards success in his own sphere, as ...

• Mar-2015
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The lost novel, winner of the 1982 Whitbread Prize.

New life flowering from death, new perspectives arising from suffering, a new peace that comes from being tested to the uttermost. To 17 year old Paul Waterford life is beginning to seem a...