num_pages: 288
description: Meet thirteen-year-old Thomas Penman. Growing up in a bizarre household of eccentrics, including a mother and father who wage a silent war against each other. Thomas downs his first drink, smokes his first cigarette, pursues the beautiful Gwendolin Hackett--all the while forming a special bond with his beloved, ailing Grandpa Walker, a World War II veteran prone to dark habits. An obsessive snooper, Thomas undertakes a quest to locate his grandfather's legendary pornography collection, setting in motion a series of misadventures that ultimately leads him to uncover secrets about his life that will change him irrevocably. The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman is a hilarious, engaging, and touching debut novel, a brilliant tale of one British working-class teen's unforgettable coming of age.
language: English
title: Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman, The
titlecomplete: Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman, The
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, British Literature, Roman, Humor, Literature, Young Adult, Novels, Contemporary
ratings_count: 1455
publisher: Harper Perennial