The Changeling by Robin Jenkins

The Changeling by Robin Jenkins

Thirteen-year-old Tom Curdie, the product of a Glasgow slum, is on probation for theft. His teachers admit that he is clever, but only one, Charles Forbes, sees an uncanny warmth in his reticence and in his seemingly insolent smile. So he decides to take Tom on holiday with his own family . . . This powerful novel explores one of Jenkins's consistent and most fruitful themes - how goodness and innocence is compromised when faced with the pressures of growing up and becoming part of society.

If you are interested in books that are human and wise, then treat yourself this year to some Robin Jenkins* * Andrew Marr * *
A remarkable writer * * The Times * *
A delight to read * * TLS * *
A poignant study of deprivation and alienation. * * Times Educational Supplement * *
If you have not read Jenkins, this witty, affecting novel, which wears its political convictions lightly, is a wonderful place to start. -- Amit Srivastava * * FT * *

Robin Jenkins wrote a number of landmark novels including The Cone-Gatherers, Happy for the Child, The Thistle and the Grail and Guests of War. One of Scotland's greatest writers, the themes of good and evil, of innocence lost, of fraudulence, cruelty and redemption shine through his work. His novels, filled with ambiguity, are rarely about what they seem. He published his first book, So Gaily Sings the Lark, at the age of thirty-eight, and by the time of his death in 2005, over thirty of his novels were in print.

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ISBN 13	9781847672384
ISBN 10	1847672388
Title	The Changeling
Author	Robin Jenkins
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2008-04-03
Number of pages	240
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