Man of the House
Published on 30. April 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
404 pages
978-1-9996623-4-9 (ISBN)
Description
The year is 1937 and this is the story of David Denby, an eleven-year-old boy from East Yorkshire. As military and diplomatic tensions escalate in Europe, David Denby wins a scholarship to his local grammar school. He quickly settles in to school life - his teachers immediately recognising his natural, academic potential. Then, on the very day Britain finally declares war with Germany, personal tragedy strikes at the heart of David and his family.
Man Of The House spans the rest of David's life - following him as he must abandon his academic ambition, take on new responsibilities and then as he conscripts in the final months of the war, and how all of these events overshadow and disrupt the simple life he longs for.
The year is 1937 and this is the story of David Denby, an eleven-year-old boy from East Yorkshire. As military and diplomatic tensions escalate in Europe, David Denby wins a scholarship to his local grammar school. He quickly settles in to school life - his teachers immediately recognising his natural, academic potential. Then, on the very day Britain finally declares war with Germany, personal tragedy strikes at the heart of David and his family.
Man Of The House spans the rest of David's life - following him as he must abandon his academic ambition, take on new responsibilities and then as he conscripts in the final months of the war, and how all of these events overshadow and disrupt the simple life he longs for.
Man Of The House spans the rest of David's life - following him as he must abandon his academic ambition, take on new responsibilities and then as he conscripts in the final months of the war, and how all of these events overshadow and disrupt the simple life he longs for.
The year is 1937 and this is the story of David Denby, an eleven-year-old boy from East Yorkshire. As military and diplomatic tensions escalate in Europe, David Denby wins a scholarship to his local grammar school. He quickly settles in to school life - his teachers immediately recognising his natural, academic potential. Then, on the very day Britain finally declares war with Germany, personal tragedy strikes at the heart of David and his family.
Man Of The House spans the rest of David's life - following him as he must abandon his academic ambition, take on new responsibilities and then as he conscripts in the final months of the war, and how all of these events overshadow and disrupt the simple life he longs for.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 149 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-9996623-4-9 (9781999662349)
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Born in 1987, Matthew Shaw is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Originally from Hull, East Yorkshire, he now lives in West Sussex with his wife. At the University of Hull, he studied for an MA in Creative Writing, before training in Brighton to become a secondary school English teacher.
Having had short pieces of fiction and non-fiction published, Man Of The House is his first novel. Set in Hull, it draws inspiration from the local area, whilst also taking an interest in the great global historical events of the Second World War.
Born in 1987, Matthew Shaw is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Originally from Hull, East Yorkshire, he now lives in West Sussex with his wife. At the University of Hull, he studied for an MA in Creative Writing, before training in Brighton to become a secondary school English teacher.
Having had short pieces of fiction and non-fiction published, Man Of The House is his first novel. Set in Hull, it draws inspiration from the local area, whilst also taking an interest in the great global historical events of the Second World War.
Having had short pieces of fiction and non-fiction published, Man Of The House is his first novel. Set in Hull, it draws inspiration from the local area, whilst also taking an interest in the great global historical events of the Second World War.
Born in 1987, Matthew Shaw is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Originally from Hull, East Yorkshire, he now lives in West Sussex with his wife. At the University of Hull, he studied for an MA in Creative Writing, before training in Brighton to become a secondary school English teacher.
Having had short pieces of fiction and non-fiction published, Man Of The House is his first novel. Set in Hull, it draws inspiration from the local area, whilst also taking an interest in the great global historical events of the Second World War.