Little Bones

Informationen zum Autor Janette Jenkins Klappentext Born in Bolton in 1965, Janette Jenkins studied acting before completing a degree in Literature and Philosophy and then doing an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where she was in Malcolm Bradbury's final class, along with Toby Litt, John Boyne, Richard Beard and Bo Fowler. She is the author of the novels, Columbus Day , Another Elvis Love Child and Angel of Brooklyn . Her short stories have appeared in newspapers and anthologies, including Stand Magazine , and have been broadcast on Radio 4. In 2003 she was awarded an Alumni Fellowship by the University of Bolton. She lives in the city of Durham. Zusammenfassung It's 1899 and a young girl is abandoned in London by her feckless family. But Jane Stretch is no ordinary girl, and Mr Swift is no ordinary doctor. Jane does her best to keep up with the doctor, her twisted bones throbbing, as they hurry past the markets, stage doors and side shows to appointments in certain boarding houses across town.

Product details

• Authors: Janette Jenkins, Jenkins Janette
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.06.2013
• EAN: 9780099516569
• ISBN: 978-0-09-951656-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Historical novels and narratives; London, Greater London, FICTION / City Life, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Modern and contemporary fiction, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary