sections:The story of a fifteen-year old evacuee from a London slum, Charley Brown, who quickly establishes himself as a gang leader in the West Country . Brown, one of Cary’s most memorable creations, is a delinquent and aesthete who leads his gang into daring acts both grand and bad.
book reviews
- Observer
“Splendid entertainment, a peep show and a vivid analysis, full of sympathy and abounding in madly logical ridiculousness ”
- Times
“A patient and penetrating analysis of children’s minds.”
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