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Synopsis
Brother Sebastian becomes Michael Lamb after leaving an oppressive, religious home for wayward youth for a fugitive existence in London with Owen, the epileptic boy he has saved and tries to protect as his own son
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About the Author
Bernard MacLaverty lives in Glasgow, Scotland. His books include Cal and Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award.
Review
A performance of great assurance and tenderness. -- The Spectator
The alert and feeling realism of MacLaverty's story . . . has a rare purity of intention and texture. . . . A deeply moving first novel. -- The Guardian
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- PublisherCape
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0224018159
- ISBN 13 9780224018159
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages152
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