Night Windows by Jonathan Smith
Someone has stolen Patrick Balfour's identity. A successful headmaster of a London school, a regular broadcaster and a writer of historical novels, as well as having a fairly spicy private life, Balfour is the object of some unsuprising envy. Yet who would be so malicious as to commit identity fraud and frame Patrick as a thief and a paedophile, using his national insurance number and impersonating his handwriting? As Patrick is teased by a series of letters, it becomes apparent that his adversary is certainly better- read that him and he is sent off on a tense literary chase, picking up clues from Kafka's The Trial to R L Stevenson and to Joseph Clark, a 17th Century contortionist. Patrick's morale begins to collapse - the police don't believe him and his daughter rejects him. Desperate he decides he must pursue his pursuer.
For Learning Game: 'In part it's the thoughtful autobiographical reflections of a wise & successful teacherAt another level it's a rather challenging how-to manual for less experienced teachers & for parents...Every jargon-free word that he writes rolls pleasurably round the mouth like good brandy. The prose is marked by a rare & incisive blend of informality & precision' Independent 'A true, wise, morale- boosting manifesto' Peter Conrad, Observer
Jonathan Smith is the author of SUMMER IN FEBRUARY (published by Abacus) and THE LEARNING GAME. He also wrote THE HEAD MAN, a series of plays for Radio 4 and recently THE LAST BARK OF THE BULLDOG (about Churchill) which was one of Radio 4's most popular plays in 2003.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349115313 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349115311 |
| Title | Night Windows |
| Author | Jonathan Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2004-08-19 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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