The Drover's Boy by Irvine Hunt

The Drover's Boy by Irvine Hunt

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The Drover's Boy by Irvine Hunt

Young Henry Hodgkin is pushed out of his home by his stepfather and sent to walk 600 geese to market with Torse, a cantankerous Irish Drover. It is Cumberland of a century ago, the roads rough and dangerous, the journey days long.

Man and boy clash. Torse is short-tempered and mean, Henry stubborn. Yet despite warnings that Torse is not to be trusted a bond develops. As they beg their way from door to door selling geese at farms and cottage, Henry learns to face up to his hopes and fears. When the journey ends will there be any going back?

Hunt, Inrvine: - Irvine Hunt's colourful literary life has included five years in Fleet Street on the foreign desk at The Daily Telegraph, film making in Norway, personal assistant to the general manager at the National Film Theatre and a lecturer for the British Film Institute on the origins of early films. For two years he lived in Norway and for seven months trekked round Spain and Portugal. He lives in the English Lake District
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ISBN 13 9780955200946
ISBN 10 0955200946
Title The Drover's Boy
Author Irvine Hunt
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Handstand Press
Year published 2008-12-11
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.