The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans
Published on 12. December 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
236 pages
978-1-78842-178-2 (ISBN)
Description
A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discovery
When George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won't follow his father's footsteps as editor of the family-owned local newspaper, the family finds itself on a course for change. The newspaper has been going for nearly 100 years.
With younger brother Alexander and sisters Loraine and Alison growing up fast too, and gradual progress in the world around them, can Matthew do what's best for them all?
This beautifully observed story of a loving family navigating generational change retains a timeless appeal today.
When George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won't follow his father's footsteps as editor of the family-owned local newspaper, the family finds itself on a course for change. The newspaper has been going for nearly 100 years.
With younger brother Alexander and sisters Loraine and Alison growing up fast too, and gradual progress in the world around them, can Matthew do what's best for them all?
This beautifully observed story of a loving family navigating generational change retains a timeless appeal today.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Victor Canning:'Quite delightful ... with an atmosphere of quiet contentment and humour that cannot fail to charm' Daily Telegraph 'There is such a gentle humour in the book' Daily Sketch 'What counts for most in the story ... is his mounting pleasure in vagabondage and the English scene' The Times 'A paean to the beauties of the English countryside and the lovable oddities of the English character' New York Times 'His delight at the beauties of the countryside and his mild astonishment at the strange ways of men are infectious' Daily Telegraph 'A swift-moving novel, joyous, happy and incurably optimistic' Evening Standard 'His gift of story-telling is obviously innate. Rarely does one come on so satisfying an amalgam of plot, characterisation and good writing' Punch
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Duckworth Books
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
309 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78842-178-2 (9781788421782)
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Person
Victor Canning was a prolific writer throughout his career, which began young: he had sold several short stories by the age of nineteen and his first novel, Mr Finchley Discovers His England (1934) was published when he was twenty-three. It proved to be a runaway bestseller. Canning also wrote for children: his trilogy The Runaways was adapted for US children's television. Canning's later thrillers were darker and more complex than his earlier work and received further critical acclaim.