Summary
Eleven-year-old Billy Clegg and his big sister Peggy disappear from their home in Leeds after a suspicious fire in a local mill. The owner says the children caused it by lighting fireworks on Mischief Night. Their widowed mother Betty, badly injured in the incident, doesn’t know if her children are alive or dead. She prefers to think of them as being elsewhere.
Following a series of accidents and adventures, the resourceful duo find themselves a long way away from bleak post-…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349419022 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349419027 |
| Author: | Ken McCoy |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 5 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 28mm |
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A staunchly powerful novel by a local author– Bradford Telegraph on Tell Me It’s Not True
A moving story and well told - Yorkshire Evening Press on Tell Me It’s Not True
A staunchly powerful novel by a local author - Bradford Telegraph on Tell Me It’s Not TrueAbout The Author
Ken McCoy
Ken McCoy ran his own engineering company for twenty-five years. During this time he also worked as a free-lance artist, greeting card designer and after-dinner entertainer. He has appeared on TV, radio and as a comedian. He is married and has 5 children and 6 grand-children.
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