The Boyhood of Cain

''A powerful, searing tale.'' Andre Aciman ''I read this book with my heart in my mouth and could not put it down.'' Mary Costello ''Amherst has created a young protagonist of extraordinary depth and complexity.'' Nathan Filer ''A beautiful coming-of-age story.'' Michael Magee Danny''s family live in a large house close to the school where his father is headmaster. At school, his father''s importance gives Danny certain privileges, but it also sets him apart from his classmates. When a new boy Philip, for whom everything seems easy, arrives, he surprises Danny by wanting to be friends. So when he and Philip are invited to work after school with inspiring, artistic teacher Mr. Miller, Danny believes he has found somewhere he can shine. Until Danny''s world tilts: his father loses his job, and their house. And then Danny finds himself shut out from Mr. Miller and Philip''s world too. Desperate to make amends, he keeps trying to find a way back in, but will Danny''s efforts send things spinning beyond everyone''s control? Reader''s love The Boyhood of Cain ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Beautifully written study of childhood innocence into adolescence. Short but perfectly formed.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Emotional and very atmospheric.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''So evocative.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐''The book captures the delicate, almost ethereal atmosphere of English summers and schoolyard anxieties.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐''The insight into the mind of the boy is exceptional and the result is very moving.''

Product details

• Authors: Michael Amherst, Michael Amsherst
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2025
• EAN: 9780571387601
• ISBN: 978-0-571-38760-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 215 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary