No Man's Land - Ltd John Fowles His impoverished childhood in the

His impoverished childhood in the slums of Islington is brought to an end by a tragedy that sends him north to Scarsdale

with richly drawn characters and vivid prose

'What the River Knows has it all: page-turning mystery

and an entire gang of Angry Young Taoists

Caught up in World War II's major events

No Man's Land - Ltd John Fowles His impoverished childhood in theFrom the slums of London to the riches of an Edwardian country house; from the hot, dark seams of a Yorkshire coalmine to the exposed terrors of the trenches, Adam Raines journey from boy to man is set against the backdrop of a society violently entering the modern world. Adam Raine is a boy cursed by misfortune. His impoverished childhood in the slums of Islington is brought to an end by a tragedy that sends him north to Scarsdale, a hard living