Add this copy of The Wrong Boy to cart. $7.12, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by London: Doubleday.
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Good in good dust jacket. Outline: -Raymond Marks is a normal boy from a normal family in the northern town of Failsworth. Until on the banks of the Rochdale Canal the flytrapping craze begins and for Raymond nothing is ever quite so normal again. The novel takes the form of a series of letters to Raymond`s hero-Morrissey. -> the publisher of this LARGE HARDBACK book is Doubleday The date of this copy is 2000 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of The Wrong Boy to cart. $14.99, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by Doubleday.
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Add this copy of The Wrong Boy to cart. $31.79, fair condition, Sold by Ladylisabooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chester, , UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by Doubleday.
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Used: Acceptable. Size: 0x0x0; Condition fair with dj SIGNED COPY ref ZKVQ Raymond Marks is a normal boy, from a normal family, in the northern town of Failsworth. Until, on the banks of the Rochdale Canal, the flytrapping craze begins and, for Raymond, nothing is ever quite so normal again. The novel takes the form of a series of letters to Raymond's hero-Morrissey. Amazon Review The Wrong Boy is the debut novel of Liverpudlian playwright Willy Russell, famed for his plays-turned-films Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine, and the West End musical stalwart Blood Brothers. Both Rita and Valentine were star-making roles and if (and when) The Wrong Boy makes it to the screen, the main character Raymond is likely to have the same effect on one lucky young actor. Teenager Raymond Marks has not had a charmed life. His profligate, instrument-loving father made an early exit, leaving him with a struggling mother and doting Sartre-fan grandmother. Fifteen minutes of potential glory when he saved a boy from drowning are cruelly compromised when it's discovered that the boys were near the canal indulging in what they called "flytrapping", and Raymond becomes "the precocious pervert, the evil influence, the filthy little beast". Eventually packed off to "Gulag Grimsby" at the suggestion of his despised Uncle Jason, Raymond pours out his life's woes in a series of missives to his idol, one-time Smiths' star Morrissey. Writing his letters with improbable speed, Raymond is ingratiating, unstoppable and superbly miserable, as befits a Morrissey devotee--and lucky enough to be surrounded by a bevy of gift-wrapped Northern character parts. Russell's genius is to take situations and characters that are firmly placed in the banally familiar--and then push them to their comic limits. In The Wrong Boy those limits are tested to the full. --Alan Stewart From the Publisher A master of the stage proves he's master of the novel THE WRONG BOY is, perhaps surprisingly, Willy Russell's first novel and it is, not at all surprisingly, a triumph of the art. As Alfred Hickling puts it in his review in The Guardian, Willy Russell's novel is "expressed in unpretentious language, which heavyweight critics, in the words of his own educated Rita 'probably won't like, because you can understand it'." However, the majority of critics have liked it, a lot: "Willy Russell has created a character [in Raymond Marks, the 'Wrong Boy' of the title] to stand alongside his celebrated progeny, Shirley Valentine and Rita...his real achievement is to present the exaggerated horrors of childhood and adolescence with an unusual wit and sympathy." STEPHANIE MERRITT, The Observer "The Wrong Boy shows that he's still got that magic touch...With a dead pan delivery that Alan Bennett would be proud of, and a grasp of the teenage psyche not seen since the creation of Adrian Mole, this is one for square pegs in round holes everywhere." ANDREA HENRY, The Mirror "Willy Russell's first novel is warm, funny and poignant." JESSICA MANN, Sunday Telegraph "Unusual, funny, unsettling and rich with sadness, The Wrong Boy manages to work on a multitude of levels. It also showcases Russell's gift for sinking deep into the minds and motivations of his characters, offering a voice to the dispossessed. Russell can now add the label of novelist to the tags of playwright, lyricist and composer. Onec again he has proved himself to be a multi-faceted Renaissance man." DOMINIC BRADBURY, The Times If you're looking for the perfect gift to lift the spirits of your mother, father, daughter or son, look no further! From the Back Cover The Dewsbury Desperadoes are on their way to Pontefract for a gig at the Allied Butchers' & Architects' Club. The Girl with the Chestnut Eyes is on her way to somewhere. And Raymond is heading for Gulag Grimshy. Raymond Marks is a normal boy, from a normal family, in a normal northern town. His dad left home after falling in love with a five-string banjo; his fun...
Add this copy of The Wrong Boy to cart. $38.38, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by London: Doubleday.
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