The Bastard Boy_Wilson
2006 Nominated

The Bastard Boy

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Ned Gudgeon wakes to find himself in a cell. He has no idea where he is or how he came to be there, but – seeing pen and paper – he begins to write. What follows is Ned’s remarkable story, the story of his quest for his missing nephew, taking him from the corrupt and teeming slaving port of Bristol to the turmoil of the colonies on the brink of revolution. What is the truth behind the mystery of the bastard boy?

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR James
Wilson

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Northern Ireland
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber

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