The hard man of the swings
By: Jeanne Willis.
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Child abuse -- Fiction.; Abandoned children -- Fiction.; Family problems -- Fiction.; Poverty -- Fiction.; England -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Growing up poor and neglected in post-World War II England, young Mick, longing to be part of a loving family as he is shuttled from home to home, must harden himself against disappointment and cruelty--and, finally, against the abusive father he only recently met.