The Outcast by Sadie Jones
1957, and Lewis Aldridge is travelling back to his family home, straight out of jail and just nineteen years old. His return will trigger the implosion not just of his family, but of a whole community.
"Febrile and atmospheric" Good Book Guide "An assured voice, a riveting story, and an odd, wrenchingly sympathetic protagonistI would never have imagined this was a first novel." -- Lionel Shriver "Sadie Jones is an important new voice. She writes in beautiful prose of terrible events, demonstrating how love denied brings brutal consequences. She conjures the repressive social climate of the 1950s with awful accuracy, and explores the hearts and minds of young people with forensic skill. A great stylist and fine storyteller." -- Joan Bakewell
Sadie Jones lives in London. The Outcast is her first novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780701181758 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701181753 |
| Title | The Outcast |
| Author | Sadie Jones |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Good Housekeeping Book Awards: Best Debut 2008, Winner of Costa First Novel Award 2008, Short-listed for Galaxy British Book Awards: Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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