the book

Stephen Queen's enchanting novel sees his young narrator battle with the trials of growing up in 1920's Scotland. Along with his brother Gavin and disadvantaged friend Jamie, he falls into one scrape after another as he tricks villagers that there is fish in an empty pond and experiences his first kiss - with an apple!

But his life soon becomes a race against time as he works to halt Jamie's vengeance whilst confronting the essence of his own name.

Humour combines with gritty drama in Stephen Queen's compelling novel that no modern reader of Laurie Lee will wish to miss

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