Set in a preparatory school after the end of WWI, this is a brilliant tragi-comedy about children at the mercy of adults. Based on Liddell's own experiences, it is a classic tale of childhood comparable to L.P. Hartley's The Go-Between.
| ISBN: | 9780720609196 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 1996 |
| Author: | Paul Bowles |
| Illustrator: | Marguerite McBey |
| Publisher: | Peter Owen Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 188 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general |