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The King's Beacon - Couverture rigide

Dillon, Terry

 
9781477229910: The King's Beacon
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1477229914 ISBN 13 : 9781477229910
Editeur : Authorhouse UK, 2012

Synopsis

This captivating story, set in the West Yorkshire moorlands, tells of a young teacher, Peter, as he seeks to establish himself in his new profession while searching to create a home for his young family just below the King's Beacon. The story defines the taxing relationship between Peter and a pupil, Joe Webster. As the story unfolds, trust tentatively blossoms between Peter and Webster, mainly through the school's brass band. However, after Webster's involvement in a gang attack, he looks to the one person he feels he can trust, Peter. Throughout, the book enthralls with Peter's efforts to build a home for his family in a rundown seventeenth century moorland cottage beneath the King's Beacon. The book sensitively describes the extremes of life typical on the Yorkshire moors. The story has a final twist when Peter makes a decision that has major implications for the family.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This captivating story, set in the West Yorkshire moorlands, tells of a young teacher, Peter, as he seeks to establish himself in his new profession while searching to create a home for his young family just below the King's Beacon. The story defines the taxing relationship between Peter and a pupil, Joe Webster. As the story unfolds, trust tentatively blossoms between Peter and Webster, mainly through the school's brass band. However, after Webster's involvement in a gang attack, he looks to the one person he feels he can trust, Peter. Throughout, the book enthralls with Peter's efforts to build a home for his family in a rundown seventeenth century moorland cottage beneath the King's Beacon. The book sensitively describes the extremes of life typical on the Yorkshire moors. The story has a final twist when Peter makes a decision that has major implications for the family.

Biographie de l'auteur

Terry Dillon was born in a mining village in Yorkshire. He followed the family tradition into brass bands. He enlisted in the Welsh Guards Band before deciding to follow a career in teaching. He graduated in history from London University. He has been a teacher, a senior lecturer in a college of higher education, a headmaster, and one of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools. On leaving the inspectorate, he became an educational consultant, which has taken him to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and the Caribbean. He is author of Light Me a Candle.

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Éditeur
Authorhouse UK
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1477229914
ISBN 13 
9781477229910
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
524
Coordonnées du fabricant
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