Tom Kipper
Subtitle: the wartime years
By: Peter Sale
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780750529150
Subjects: Irish fiction; World War, 1939-1945; Fiction; Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Social aspects
Description: "At the tender age of fourteen, loveable rogue Tom Kipper is thrust from the schoolroom ofSt Joseph'sAcademy ofHard Knocks into the adult world of work. Armed with advice from his God-fearing Irish mother, he soon finds himself working as an office boy in the heart ofLiverpool. With the Blitz at its height, life in the city is full of adventure. There are air raids to be watched, with action as spectacular as the movies, from a ringside seat on the office roof. And there's money to be made -- Tom's mate Flannery promises he'll make a fortune if he sells his homemade hair cream. But what will Ma say when she sees Tom's been arrested as a Nazi undercover agent? "--Jacket.
Notes: Originally published: London: Headline, 2007.