Cautious, A Boat Adrift
$30.67
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2023
Summary
As a failing journalist cares for his alcoholic grandfather, remnants of the elderly man’s long-buried stories resurface and drive him to an obsessional search for truth.
“The land of men is an untouched one. It is the companionship of quiet. It is so many darkened boats, heading their own way, in the night.”
Leeds, 2017. Disaffected journalist Fred Whitby and his mother visit Grandad Norman following the death of his callous second wife, Brenda. Norman has relapsed into alcoh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914420658 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1914420659 |
| Author: | Tommy Sissons |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm |
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Critics Review
“Sissons’ voice (on both, stage and page) cuts through the social fabric of modern British society. He writes with honesty, curiosity and thoughtful urgency. I’m grateful for talents like his. The stories of our post-Brexit era are incomplete without them.”“A powerful story of family and culture echoing the great Northern tradition. Proudly working class.”
About The Author
Tommy Sissons
Tommy Sissons is a writer, poet and educator living in London. His debut polemic A Small Man’s England was published by Repeater Books in 2021 and his poetry has been featured in a variety of journals, including The Poetry Review. Sissons is also the editor of GRASS Magazine, a publication specialising in working-class literature and art. He has toured his spoken-word poetry across Europe and has delivered talks on youth culture and education at numerous institutions, including the V&A Museum, the University of Sussex and Sheffield Hallam University.
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