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Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman

by Bruce Robinson
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Meet thirteen-year-old Thomas Penman. Growing up in a household of eccentrics, including parents who wage a silent war against each other, Thomas downs his first drink, smokes his first cigarette, and pursues the beautiful Gwendolin Hackett.All the while, he forms a special bond with his ailing Grandpa Walker, a World War II veteran prone to dark habits. Thomas undertakes a quest to locate his grandfather's legendary pornography collection, leading him to uncover secrets about the family that will change him irrevocably. The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman is a hilarious, engaging, and touching debut novel, an unforgettable tale of one teen's coming of age.

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Publisher: The Overlook Press

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781468305777
  • File size: 308 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 1999

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781468305777
  • File size: 308 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 1999

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OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Meet thirteen-year-old Thomas Penman. Growing up in a household of eccentrics, including parents who wage a silent war against each other, Thomas downs his first drink, smokes his first cigarette, and pursues the beautiful Gwendolin Hackett.All the while, he forms a special bond with his ailing Grandpa Walker, a World War II veteran prone to dark habits. Thomas undertakes a quest to locate his grandfather's legendary pornography collection, leading him to uncover secrets about the family that will change him irrevocably. The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman is a hilarious, engaging, and touching debut novel, an unforgettable tale of one teen's coming of age.

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Fiction Literature