Missing Joe
Stephen Thompson(Author)
Sceptre (Publisher)
Published on 13. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-340-75149-7 (ISBN)
Description
Joe, Dilys and their son Sean are all outsiders in the small English town where they live. Joe because of insidious racism, Dilys because she suffers the remaining stigma of her alcoholic mother and mentally ill father, and Sean because he seems slow. As Dilys and Sean become increasingly and unhealthily co-dependent, Joe is pushed to periphery of their lives. So much so that when he vanishes, Dilys is neither surprised nor concerned. Then Joe's identical twin brother Neville arrives from Jamaica. Despite what Dilys tells him, he refuses to believe that Joe simply walked out on his family. And so he begins a painstaking investigation into Joe's disappearance. What he discovers changes him forever.
Reviews / Votes
'A sensitive, subtle and fascinating account of a young black man's fight against crack addiction... Thompson's writing is compelling' - The Times; 'A compelling, urban tale. Gritty, yet filled with inspired prose' - Courttia Newland; 'Accessibly psychological, gripping and just the right side of confrontational' - i-D; 'Beautifully honest and unapologetically bleak' - independent on SundayMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 15 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 195 mm
Weight
173 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-75149-7 (9780340751497)
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Person
Stephen Thompson was born and brought up in Hackney. He left school without any qualifications but, after several wasted years, went on to study journalism at Harlow College and subsequently lectured in journalism and creative writing at Birkbeck. He lives and works in Paris.