- English Historical fiction
Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach and scrape for shrimp, spending the afternoon selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and scum, pining for Joan Wyeth down the street, and rehearsing songs on his guitar.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Benjamin Wood
- First published
- 2025
- Pages
- 176
- Publisher
- Scribner, Viking
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781668231715
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