About this title: In Thatcher's Britain, barely out of his teens, highly intelligent but illiterate and with a childhood of care homes and fostering behind him, Simon Austen is sent down for life for murdering his girlfriend. He did it but he doesn't know why - or maybe doesn't want to know why. Or both ...Then Simon makes an important decision to rehabilitate himself on his own terms. He learns to read and write; then, daringly, from his high security prison, begins an illicit correspondence with members of the opposite sex. Language suddenly takes on a new significance and the world opens up. But what kind ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ISBN-13:9780753818619ISBN:0753818612
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780297607885ISBN:029760788X
Description: Very Good. A hardback First Edition in Very Good condition, in a Very Good dustjacket. This book is in stock now in our UK premises. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780297607885ISBN:029760788X
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. This lovely hard cover book, 264 pages long, is in near fine, with light shelf wear. The pages are tight, bright and clean. The dust jacket is in near fine condition, with light shelf wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780297607885ISBN:029760788X
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author An as new, unread copy. Signed by Kathy Page on title page. Novel of an illiterate prisoner in Margaret Thatcher's Britain. Learning to read and write in prison, he attempts rehabilitation through an illicit correspondence with a series of unsuspecting women. But what kind of relationships are possible for a man who has committed an appalling crime? Fourth title from the author of the Orange Prize-nominated novel THE STORY OF MY FACE. 264 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ISBN-13:9780753818619ISBN:0753818612
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 08/07/2004
ISBN-13:9780297607885ISBN:029760788X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date Published: 07/04/2005
ISBN-13:9780753818619ISBN:0753818612
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 08/07/2004
ISBN-13:9780297607885ISBN:029760788X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 08/07/2004
ISBN-13:9780297607885ISBN:029760788X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld + Nicolson
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780297607885ISBN:029760788X
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld + Nicolson
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780297607885ISBN:029760788X
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
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