About this title: In the wake of Hilary Mantel's captivating memoir, GIVING UP THE GHOST, this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood. Published to coincide with their dramatisation on Radio 4's Woman's Hour. This sharp, funny collection of loosely autobiographical stories begins in the nineteen-fifties in an insular northern village 'scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues.' For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out. In 'King Billy is a Gentleman', the child must come to terms with the loss of a ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780007166442ISBN:0007166443
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 192 pages. (192 pages) in the wake of hilary mantel's captivating memoir, "giving up the ghost", this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
Date Published: 07/07/2003
ISBN-13:9780007166442ISBN:0007166443
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780007166442ISBN:0007166443
Description: New. In the wake of Hilary Mantel's captivating memoir, "Giving Up The Ghost", this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood. read more
Edition: Uncorrected proof Copy
Binding: Card
Publisher: Fourth Estate, London
Date Published: 2003
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, UK
ISBN-13:9780007166442ISBN:0007166443
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: FOURTH ESTATE
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780007166442ISBN:0007166443
Description: Paperback. GOOD READING COPY. Some pages dampdamaged, cover creased and stained, spine creased. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
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