The Rescue Man by Anthony Quinn
Rescue Man opens on the eve of the Second World War.With uncertainty in the air as the world seems on the brink of disaster, Liverpool is a city tense in anticipation of the coming conflict.Tom Baines is struggling to finish a book chronicling the architecture of his beloved Liverpool.Orphaned as a child and now approaching forty with no prospect of a family of his own, Baines is a man emotionally adrift.Unable to commit to anything, either personal or professional, he is left looking in at life from the outside. hen old university tutor passes on information about the diary of a Victorian architect and sends Baines to a photographer who will help him with his book.Both introductions will change Baines s life.The diary is that of Peter Eames, Victorian visionary and self-proclaimed genius.The photographers are Richard and Bella Tanqueray a couple with whom Baines forms an immediate bond. he outbreak of war brings a new sense of purpose and unexpected relationships.Baines joins the Rescue Men retrieving the wounded from bombed buildings.The Blitz is a relentless bombardment trailing devastation and loss in its wake.Yet in wartime ordinary rules are suspended, risks taken and B
Anthony Quinn was born in Liverpool in 1964. Since moving to London in 1986 he has written about film and books for a number of newspapers and magazines, including The Independent, Daily Telegraph, New York Times and Mail on Sunday. For three years he was the arts editor at Harpers & Queens. Since 1998 he has been film critic of The Independent. In 2006 he was one of the judges of the Man Booker Prize. He is currently wine correspondent for Esquire magazine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224087285 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224087282 |
| Title | The Rescue Man |
| Author | Anthony Quinn |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2010, Short-listed for Desmond Elliott Prize 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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