Author: BEVERLEY NICHOLS Title: Father Figure
Description: Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 1972. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 215. The central figure of this book is Beverley Nichols' father, an alcoholic who enslaved his wife and three sons with refined malice which extended to all with whom he came into contact. Then overnight he stopped, and never drank again. The author's explanation of this sudden transformation is quite unexpected, even to himself: he tells of his almost desperate love for his mother, of the scenes and characters that filled his childhood, and of his determination to escape from a background which treatened to destroy him. Against every handicap, he formulated a philosophy of sanity and created through his writings a world in which he could find consolation and laughter. ISBN: 9780434512034. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780434512034
Price: EUR 10.00 = appr. US$ 10.87 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 2103108
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