Johnson Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia

T. Y. Pemba

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ISBN 10: 085449281X ISBN 13: 9780854492817

Published by Indiana University Press, Thirty Bedford Square, London

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Title: Johnson Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Thirty Bedford Square, London
ISBN 10: 085449281X
ISBN 13: 9780854492817
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good

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As the Second World War comes to an end, an eleven-year-old London boy finds himself alone in the world. Alan Carey lost his parents in an air raid, and is taken into Barton House, a gaunt Victorian children's home where the staff range from hostile to vicious. Soon Alan falls prey to systematic sexual abuse from the sadistic Jacko, with ensuing confusion and shame. The teenage brother of a schoolfriend offers him love and affection, but the adult world soon comes between them, and even conspires to cast Alan as the guilty seducer. In just twelve months, a bright and sociable boy learns that no grown-up can be trusted, and settles instead for a fierce and reclusive independence.Writing in a spare and elegant language, Peter Ryde conveys the authentic voice of a young boy struggling to survive in a desperate situation.

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