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The Peculiar Memories Of Thomas Penman
Bruce Robinson
Harper Perennial
January 2000
On Sale: January 1, 2000
Featuring: Thomas Penman
288 pages ISBN: 0060955406 EAN: 9780060955403 Paperback
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Fiction | Young Adult
Meet thirteen-year-old Thomas Penman. Growing up in a
bizarre household of eccentrics, including a mother and
father who wage a silent war against each other. Thomas
downs his first drink, smokes his first cigarette, pursues
the beautiful Gwendolin Hackett--all the while forming a
special bond with his beloved, ailing Grandpa Walker, a
World War II veteran prone to dark habits. An obsessive snooper, Thomas undertakes a quest to locate
his grandfather's legendary pornography collection, setting
in motion a series of misadventures that ultimately leads
him to uncover secrets about his life that will change him
irrevocably. The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman is a hilarious,
engaging, and touching debut novel, a brilliant tale of one
British working-class teen's unforgettable coming of age.
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