The Old Spring by Richard Francis
First mass-market edition of this wonderfully humane comic novel will build upon the widespread critical praise and word-of-mouth enthusiasm generated by last year's hardback publication
A wonderfully boozy evocation and celebration of pub life, full of all the sorts of characters you dread meeting in a public bar, but are glad you did * Gerard Woodward *
Richard Francis' excellent novel The Old Spring. . is about a pub - observed over the course of one long business day -- Tom Sutcliffe * Independent *
This is wry, humane comic writing * Times *
A love letter to the great British boozer, a place to plot and dream as well as to drink -- Adrian Turpin * Financial Times *
Richly comic . . . There have been quite a few good novels set in pubs, The Old Spring is a worthy addition to that line -- William Palmer * Independent *
Richard Francis' excellent novel The Old Spring. . is about a pub - observed over the course of one long business day -- Tom Sutcliffe * Independent *
This is wry, humane comic writing * Times *
A love letter to the great British boozer, a place to plot and dream as well as to drink -- Adrian Turpin * Financial Times *
Richly comic . . . There have been quite a few good novels set in pubs, The Old Spring is a worthy addition to that line -- William Palmer * Independent *
Richard Francis has published nine novels and three non-fiction books. He has written for TV and regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio. In 2010, Yale University Press published his fourth non-fiction title, Fruitlands: The Alcott Family and Their Search for Utopia.
In 1999, Richard became Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, where he is now an Honourary Research Fellow. He is married with two grown-up children, and lives, with his wife, in Bath and south-west France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906994228 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906994226 |
| Title | The Old Spring |
| Author | Richard Francis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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