Taking his inspiration from the powerful screen goddesses of the day, young Edward will stop at nothing in his single-minded pursuit of romance and stardom, cutting a swathe through his parents' mining community and the local grammar school. Harsh reality and his sharp-tongued mother, however, have a way of pricking his glorious balloon.
Wakefield's sequel to Forties Child, The Scarlet Boy, left unfinished at his death, is a recreation of childhood. It has all the hallmarks of a Tom Wakefield novel - a vivid sense of place, empathy with his characters, and a playful desire to undermine sexual conventions.
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About the Author:
Tom Wakefield was born of a mining family in the Midlands. His previous books include a collection of short stories, Drifters, novels, Mates, The Discus Throwers and The Variety Artistes, and a childhood autobiography, Forties' Child, also published by Serpent's Tail. Tom Wakefield died in 1997.
Review:
As evocative an account of a queer working-class childhood as Terence Davies ever put on screen * Time Out * In every sense a labour of love * Mail on Sunday ? A fine valedictory tribute to a writer of whom more fuss could have been made in his own lifetime * ' Independent
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- PublisherSerpent's Tail
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1852425822
- ISBN 13 9781852425821
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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