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Boy A
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Book Details
- ISBN 9781846686627
- 25 October 2007
- 256 pp
- Paperback
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Synopsis
WINNER OF THE WORLD BOOK DAY - BOOKS TO TALK ABOUT PRIZE 2008
WINNER OF THE JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE 2005
WINNER OF THE WAVERTON GOOD READ PRIZE 2005
‘A is for Apple. A bad apple.’
Jack has spent most of his life in juvenile institutions, to be released with a new name, new job, new life. At 24, he is utterly innocent of the world, yet guilty of a monstrous childhood crime.
To his new friends, he is a good guy with occasional flashes of unexpected violence. To his new girlfriend, he is strangely inexperienced and unreachable. To his case worker, he’s a victim of the system and of media-driven hysteria. And to himself, Jack is on permanent trial: can he really start from scratch, forget the past, become someone else? Is a new name enough? Can Jack ever truly connect with his new friends while hiding a monstrous secret?
This searing and heartfelt novel is a devastating indictment of society’s inability to reconcile childhood innocence with reality.
Reviews
‘Boy A impressed us on many levels: as a compelling narrative, a beautifully structured piece of writing, and as a thought-provoking novel of ideas. It’s a wonderful debut’ Sarah Waters, author and chair of the judges of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
‘A shocker of a first novel... told with extraordinary restraint’ New York Times
‘[A] modern day immorality tale about the attempted rehabilitation of a child implicated in murder… delivered with a horrific sense of foreboding’ Arena
‘A frankly amazing achievement from young Mr Trigell’ FHM
‘A fine and moving debut novel... compulsively readable... a rare treat’ Independent
'Trigell masterfully builds sympathy for Jack' Entertainment Weekly
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