The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman
by Bruce Robinson (9780879519148)

Already Hailed As "Sharp, spry, and darkly funny from the first page to the last" (ForeWord), Bruce Robinson's debut novel traces the ecstasy and misery of 13-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 Walter, a World War II veteran prone to dark habits. Looking through his grandfather's collection of erotica, Thomas will learn secrets about his life that will change him irrevocably.

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