Description
| Product ID: | 9781913109844 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | 29 Locks |
| Authors: | Author: Nicola Garrard |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 29 LOCKS address the on-going epidemic of knife crime, gang grooming and violence that blights urban communities. This is unique in presenting an affectionate and respectful portrayal of a drug-dependent mother, and the experience of being a child who has a parent detained in the prison system. ‘It crackles off the page!’ (ALEX WHEATLE); ‘An impressive, accomplished debut. Nicola Garrard finds and sustains a fresh voice, both knowing and naive, from inside a hazardous childhood world. Her characters are convincing and the development of her story original and satisfying. (LUCY CAVENDISH FICTION PRIZE) |
| Imprint Name: | HopeRoad |
| Publisher Name: | HopeRoad Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-30 |