The Burning Boy by Maurice Gee

The Burning Boy is a vivid picture of life in a provincial town in times of disturbance and change. Certainties collapse in the face of violence. People start along strange ways, some to loss or ruin, others to unexpected happiness. 'Written with verve and economy, Maurice Gee's novel has a wealth of penetratingly observed incidents, some spectacular and dramatic, some distinctly unpleasant. Most, however, are ordinary, everyday events from which Gee builds an engaging narrative and a detailed picture of the life of the city - a city which, under different names in successive novels, he is steadily making into his equivalent of Hardy's Wessex.' - Times Literary Supplement.

Publisher:	Faber and Faber
Year:	1990
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780571164196
Condition:	Good
Description:	Spine creased and some tanning.

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SKU: 1593513
Location: NZ Fiction