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The Claude Glass
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Claude Glass
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tom Bullough
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 134 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780954899516
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
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| Imprint |
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| Publication Date |
3 May 2007 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Set in the Welsh Borders in 1980, The Claude Glass charts an unlikely friendship between two neighbours: Robin, the seven year old son of English hippie sheep farmers, and Andrew, a child so neglected by his impoverished parents that he is left almost mute, seeking solace among the farm dogs. Exploring his parents' semi-derelict farmhouse, Andrew finds an antique convex mirror - a Claude Glass - and, gazing into it, the two boys see their wild, rural landscape strangely ordered. But this comforting vision proves fragile as tensions and sexual jealousy rock the adult world around them. Written with a lyricism and freshness that echoes the work of Bruce Chatwin and Esther Freud, The Claude Glass draws you into the lives of its startling characters and their tarnished romance with nature.
Author Biography
Tom Bullough, age 26, grew up on a Welsh hill farm. He has worked as a music promoter in Zimbabwe and as a firewood deliveryman in Wales.
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