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      The Child that Books Built: ‘A memoir about how and why we read as children.’ NICK HORNBY

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      'Anyone who reads or ever read children's books - read this. It's a joy.' Irish Times 'Exhilarating.' New York Times Book Review 'Sublime.' Peter Ackroyd, The Times ** An Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian and Irish Times Book of the Year.

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      Product ID:9780571346790
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Child that Books Built
      Subtitle:'A memoir about how and why we read as children.' NICK HORNBY
      Authors:Author: Francis Spufford
      Page Count:224
      Subjects:Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies, Children’s & teenage literature studies, Educational: English literature
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      'Anyone who reads or ever read children's books - read this. It's a joy.' Irish Times 'Exhilarating.' New York Times Book Review 'Sublime.' Peter Ackroyd, The Times ** An Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian and Irish Times Book of the Year.

      ''Anyone who reads or ever read children''s books - read this. It''s a joy.'' Irish Times
      ''Exhilarating.'' New York Times Book Review
      ''Sublime.'' Peter Ackroyd, The Times

      ** An Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian and Irish Times Book of the Year. **

      What would you find if you went back and re-read your favourite books from childhood?

      In The Child That Books Built Francis Spufford revisits all those childhood obsessions: fairy tales; Where the Wild Things Are; The Lord of the Rings; The Chronicles of Narnia; Little House on the Prairie; The Wind in the Willows; The Earthsea Trilogy and more. In these treasured tales Francis Spufford discovers both delight and sadness – the thrill as worlds of imagination opened up before him mixed with the memories of a boy who retreated into books when faced with a family tragedy.


      Imprint Name:Faber & Faber
      Publisher Name:Faber & Faber
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2018-10-04

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      Weight192 g
      Dimensions129 × 197 × 14 mm