The Child that Books Built : 'A memoir about how and why we read as children.' NICK HORNBY
by Francis Spufford
Title:
The Child that Books Built : 'A memoir about how and why we read as children.' NICK HORNBY
Author:
Francis Spufford
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
224 pages
Publisher:
Faber and Faber Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780571346790
EAN:
9780571346790
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
312
Dimensions (mm):
129 x 197 x 14
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£9.07
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ORDER NONESUCH, THE NEW NOVEL FROM FRANCIS SPUFFORD, NOW'Anyone who reads or ever read children's books - read this. It's a joy.' Irish Times'Exhilarating.' New York Times Book Review'Sublime.' Peter Ackroyd, The TimesWhat would you find if you went back and re-read your favourite books from childhood?In The Child That Books Built Francis Spufford revisits all those childhood obsessions: fairy tales; Where the Wild Things Are; The Lord of the Rings; The Chronicles of Narnia; Little House on the Prairie; The Wind in the Willows; The Earthsea Trilogy and more. In these treasured tales Francis Spufford discovers both delight and sadness - the thrill as worlds of imagination opened up before him mixed with the memories of a boy who retreated into books when faced with a family tragedy.
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