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Terrified, a young prisoner in the Second World War closes his eyes and pictures himself going out to bat on a sunlit cricket ground in Hampshire. Across the courtyard in a Victorian workhouse, a father too ashamed to acknowledge his son. A skinny girl steps out of a Chevy with a guitar; her... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Magda: Add a description of this character.
- Mr Stevens
- Charles Trenet
- Nob Hill
- Tommi Fontaine
- Becky
- Y. Trembath
- Heep
- Janis
- Marcel
- Mr Webb
- Beatrice Rossi
- Pierre Lambert
- Denny Roberts
- Powell
- Mr Little
- Larry Brecker
- Sammy Davis
- Pete
- Silvia
- Arthur
- Dawlish
- Fulvia
- Worthington
- Miss Callander
- Ray
- Roberto
- Madame Mechenet
- Sam Leggett
- Malika
- Kasam
- Muller
- Giselle
- Puffer
- Clémence
- Tomasz
- Mr Cheeseman
- Dick
- Frank Woolley
- Simon
- Rick Kohler
- Elena Duranti
- Brother Bernard
- John Arlott
- Mathilde
- Stephen Lee
- Mrs Little
- Joe Aprahamian
- Maria
- Jeanne
- Meg
- Emilio Rizzo
- Gerald Baxter
- Étienne Desmarais
- Bruno
- Lowri
- Elliot Klein
- Freddy
- Abe Brown
- Dave Brubeck
- Russ Gibson
- Lucia
- Alice Smith
- Alain
- Nathan
- John Little
- John Vintello
- Suzanne
- Frida Kahlo
- Madame Lagarde
- Geoffrey Talbot
- Faucher
- Imraz
- Jacopo
- Jeff
- Nancy Smith
- Pedro
- Gabrielle
- Hoffmann
- Mr Green
- Alice Webb
- Alois Glockner
- Monsieur Lagarde
- Lysander
- Miss Anya King
- Liza
- Dr Samuels
- Jack Wyatt
- McInnes
- Adam Esterson
- Pascal
- Madonna
- David
- Tom
- Henry Fonda
- Susan
- Nick
- Jonathan
- Uriah
- Billy
- Julie
Setting & Locations edit
- New York
- London
- San Francisco
- Paris
- Trieste
- Crow Street
- Mantua
- Limoges
- Athens
- Rome
- California
- Laurel Canyon
- Denver
- Los Angeles
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sebastian Faulks (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hutchinson
Country: UK
Publication Date: 13 September 2012
ISBN: 9780091936808
Page Count: 294
Publisher: Hutchinson
Country: UK
Publication Date: 13 September 2012
ISBN: 9780091936808
Page Count: 294
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
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