Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky
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Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky by P Hamilton
`Written in the early 1930s TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY displays Hamilton's particular genius at understanding the milieu who stand at the side of the bar. . . mainly seedy types but none the less rich in dreams, hopes and despairs. Those were the days when pubs were filled with characters. . . 'The Midnight Bell', lying in the Euston Road, is the pulse of this trilogy. It is here where Bob, the barman, falls in love with Jenny, a West End prostitute who leads him carelessly up the garden path and breaks his heart. . . In 'The Siege of Pleasure', we hear how Jenny was easily dissuaded from being a polite serving girl to selling herself on the streets. . . In 'The Plains of Cement', it is Ella, the barmaid of 'The Midnight Bell' who is pursued by the appalling Mr Eccles. . . Hamilton is a master at reproducing the inflated talk of betrayed lives' INDEPENDENT| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099288657 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099288656 |
| Title | Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky |
| Author | P Hamilton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1999-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |