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Bezig met laden... The Boy Who Went Awaydoor Eli Gottlieb
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 3.5/5 ( ) Young Denny has a mentally disabled older brother James, or Fad, his mother is determined to keep Fad at home, but the medical experts seem intent on putting him in a home. Denny tells of the events of the three months that leading up to that decision. Fad is the centre of his mothers life, and with a rather distant father who is a little too fond of his drink, Denny is often on the sidelines, and he devotes his time to keeping detailed records of his family: his father's drinking, his mother's supposed affair with Fad's doctor., and Fad's progress in his lessons with his mother. Listening in on phone calls, opening mail and observations through his telescope are just a few of his methods, and he has the sometime misguided help of his slightly older friend Derwent. Wickedly funny yet not lacking compassion, Denny's account of the proceedings does not neglect his own sometimes mean behaviour towards his brother or other dubious activities. The Boy Who Went Away is a touching, sad yet entertaining read. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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For Denny Graubart, the chaotic summer of 1967, when the screams of napalm bombs on the nightly news drowned out the cheers of the All-Star game, brings the painful realization that childhood has passed. while engaging in his favorite domestic spying game, Denny unwittingly discovers the desperate measures his mother will take to save his autistic older brother, Fad, who is lost in the diagnostic Dark Ages of the 1960s. At the heart of this novel is not only the story of Denny's coltish entrance to adolescence, but also that of his relationship with Fad, which will be forever changed during the course of that summer at 44 Drainer Drive. This is the cruelly antic, heartrending story of two childhoods that would, by fall's arrival, be irretrievably lost. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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