
My Name is Yip
by Paddy Crewe
Title:
My Name is Yip
Author:
Paddy Crewe
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
384 pages
Publisher:
Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN-13:
9781804991022
EAN:
9781804991022
Publication Date:
16/03/2023
Classifications:
Adventure
Weight (g):
390
Dimensions (mm):
128 x 197 x 29
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
A THE TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS'' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD ''Immersive and beautiful'' The Times ''A rollicking, page-turning wild west adventure'' Guardian''Thrilling'' New Statesman ''I can''t recommend it enough'' Rachel Joyce''Paddy Crewe has a 24-carat gift'' Sebastian BarryYip Tolroy and his fiery Mama run the general store in Heron''s Creek, Georgia. An uneventful life, until gold is discovered nearby and Yip is caught up in a bloody, grievous crime forcing him to flee. On the run, friendless and alone, he meets Dud Carter a savvy but unlikely companion. Together, they embark on a journey that thrusts them unwittingly into a world of menace and violence, of lust and revenge. And, as Yip and Dud''s odyssey takes them further into the unknown - via travelling shows, escaped slaves and the greed of gold-hungry men - the pull of home only gets stronger. But what will they find there if they ever return?













