Becky
Published on 4. November 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
377 pages
978-0-7515-2480-2 (ISBN)
Description
A novel set in a 19th century Bristol slum. This is the unlikely background for a love story that brings hope into the life of a young waif of a girl who has learnt how to survive in the filth and lawlessness of the backstreets. Befriended and loved by artist Fergus, her future is never quite assured.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 109 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7515-2480-2 (9780751524802)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
E. V. Thompson
Becky/The Restless Sea
Book
05/2006
Time Warner Paperbacks
€29.89
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Person
E V Thompson spent nine years in the Navy before joining the Bristol police. He moved to Hong Kong, then Rhodesia and had over 200 stories published before returning to England to become a full-time writer. In 1977 CHASE THE WIND won the Best Historical Novelist Award.