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32%OFFKit De Waal - My Name is Leon - 9780241973387 - 9780241973387
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My Name is Leon

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Description for My Name is Leon Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 191.
**A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** **WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL PRIZE** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2016** ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE** ** LONGLISTED FOR THE GLASS BELL AWARD ** It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The Dukes of Hazzard is on TV. Curly Wurlys are in the shops. And trying to find a place in it all is nine-year-old Leon. He and his little brother Jake have gone to live with Maureen. They've lost one home, but ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241973387
SKU
9780241973387
Shipping Time
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About Kit De Waal
Kit de Waal, born to an Irish mother and Caribbean father, was brought up among the Irish community of Birmingham in the 60's and 70's. Her debut novel My Name Is Leon was an international bestseller, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, long-listed for the Desmond Elliott Prize and won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award ... Read more

Reviews for My Name is Leon
Many are describing it as the debut of the year, in an already crowded market
Evening Standard
A piercing story: fierce, touching and with the absolute ring of truth-to-experience
Sam Leith Simply told and never over-written
Emerald Street Top 10 Books of the Year
I think My Name is Leon is a really stand out ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for My Name is Leon


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