
The Kid
A True Story
Kevin Lewis(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 4. March 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-14-101462-3 (ISBN)
Description
Kevin Lewis grew up on a council estate in South London. Beaten and starved by his parents, ignored by the social services and bullied at school, he was offered a chance to escape this nightmare world and was put into care. Despite his best efforts to make things work out, his life spiralled out of control. At the age of 17 he became caught up in the criminal underworld of London, where he was known as 'The Kid'. From the violent anger he suffered at the hands of his mother and father, to the continuous torments at school; from the way in which he coped with rejection from people he trusted, to suffering from bulimia and a wish to take his own life, Kevin succeeded in making a better life for himself. This is his story ..
Reviews / Votes
Harrowing, chilling ... with passages of heartbreaking frankness. An absorbing, gruesome and salutary tale ... by the end, your heart is overwhelmed * Daily Telegraph * Devastating. I can't think of a story that is more unreadably sad or a story that it feels more essential to go on reading * Evening Standard *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 183 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
141 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-101462-3 (9780141014623)
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E-Book
03/2004
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€6.49
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Person
Kevin Lewis is 32. He is married with two children and lives in Surrey. This is his first book.