num_pages: 222
description: The secure, private lives of the inhabitants of a small seaside town in England are threatened by the determined intrusions of Timothy Gedge, an awkward and excitable adolescent
language: English
title: The Children of Dynmouth
titlecomplete: The Children of Dynmouth
characters: Timothy Gedge
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Horror, Literature, Classics, Novels, Irish Literature, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 985
places: England, Devon, England
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Novel
publisher: The Viking Press