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WAR ZONE

WAR ZONE - Thryft
WAR ZONE - Thryft

Adolescent turmoil amidst familial and social chaos.

If you're drawn to narratives that explore the darker facets of adolescence and family life, "WAR ZONE" might resonate with you. Alexander Stuart doesn't shy away from the complexity of his young narrator's experience, intertwining themes of violence and intimacy with a raw and vivid prose. It's a confrontational but compelling read that could leave you with a profound sense of the challenges some youths face in carving out their identity within a troubled environment.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

WAR ZONE

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ISBN: 9780099716600

Description

THE WAR ZONE is everywhere for its young narrator Tom - on the streets of London, in the Devon countryside, but above all at the heart of his outwardly safe middle class family, and his relationship with his sister, Jessie. A tightly drawn, savagely seductive portrayal of adolescent anger and social disorder. The Times For writers, incest arguably tops the risk tables, with adolescent narrators a close second. THE WAR ZONE tackles both, with stunning success. This is a pungent shocking book, superbly written (sharp, sensuous, bitter) .... I was horrified but seduced from first to last. The writing is remarkable. Anthony Burgess


Author: Alexander Stuart
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Publication Date: 1990
 

Adolescent turmoil amidst familial and social chaos.

If you're drawn to narratives that explore the darker facets of adolescence and family life, "WAR ZONE" might resonate with you. Alexander Stuart doesn't shy away from the complexity of his young narrator's experience, intertwining themes of violence and intimacy with a raw and vivid prose. It's a confrontational but compelling read that could leave you with a profound sense of the challenges some youths face in carving out their identity within a troubled environment.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.