num_pages: 400
description: A young would-be art historian suddenly sees the chance of a lifetime: the opportunity to perform a great public service, and at the same time to make his professional reputation - perhaps even rather a lot of money as well...
language: English
title: Headlong
titlecomplete: Headlong
characters: John Quiss, Georgie Churt, Kate Clay, Laura Churt, Martin Clay, Tony Churt
genres: British Literature, Mystery, Humor, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Art
ratings_count: 4823
places: England
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Tähtivaeltaja Award
publisher: Faber and Faber