First Time Solo - Couverture souple

Malony, Iain

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908754613 ISBN 13 : 9781908754615

Editeur : Freight Books, 2014

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'This is an assured debut in which Maloney uses a confident and authentic grasp of era and setting to create a compelling set of characters facing issues of friendship, loyalty, ambition and revenge. An engrossing read.' --J David Simons, author of The Credit Draper, The Liberation of Celia Khan and An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful

'I was captivated by Jack's coming of age amid the personal and political dramas of the Second World War. Finely-crafted, hugely compassionate and often very funny, First Time Solo is an assured debut flight by an author to watch.' ----Zoe Strachan, author of Negative Space, Spin Cycle and Ever Fallen in Love

'Book of the Week.' -- Press & Journal

First Time Solo is an engrossing, consistently readable debut from a skilful and sensitive writer. London Jazz News

'This is a book which will surprise you when you least expect it.' -- Scots Whay Hae!

'An intriguing debut, one that's made its way to the short list for 2014's Not The Booker prize, and definitely an author to watch out for.' [****] -- Our Book Reviews Online

'Iain Maloney has made something too, something worthwhile... you'll be rewarded with a thoughtful denouement that asks important questions about friendship, duty, and how hard it can sometimes be to do the right thing.' ---- Shiny New Books

Présentation de l'éditeur

Shortlisted for the Guardian's Not the Booker Award

A gripping and ultimately deeply effecting literary debut, First Time Solo is more than a war story, it is a beautifully rendered portrait of men preparing for conflict and a society on the brink of seismic social change. It's 1943 and Jack Devine, a farmer's son, is finally called up to the RAF. Jack dreams of becoming a pilot, breaking hearts, and returning home a hero. The realities of training are very different, with boredom, bullying, and casual violence the norm.

Drawn together by a love of jazz music, Jack makes friends with Terry, a worldly Welshman dabbling in the black market; Joe, an active Communist, as well as Yorkshire poet Doug. Jack, Joe and Terry form a jazz band to surprising acclaim and for a while an alternative future to that preordained for each seems possible. But the initial camaraderie soon gives way to simmering resentment as age-old tensions resurface, ultimately resulting in tragedy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Freight Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908754613
• ISBN 13: 9781908754615
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible