- Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Atomic bomb, Children's fiction
An 'After-the-Bomb' story told by teenage Danny, one of the survivors - one of the unlucky ones. Set in Shipley, an ordinary town in the north of England, this is a powerful portrayal of a world that has broken down. Danny not only has to cope in a world of lawlessness and gang warfare, but he has to protect and look after his little brother, Ben, and a girl called Kim. Is there any hope left for a new world?
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and bleak.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Robert Swindells
- First published
- 1984
- Pages
- 151
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall PTR, Penguin Group UK, Puffin
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140317985
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