The Great Harlequin Grim
By Gareth Thompson.
Description
A compelling debut novel about first love and an unlikely friendship, set against the backdrop of the breathtaking Cumbrian landscape.Glenn Jackson is thirteen and has moved with his father from Burnley to Torbeck in the Lake District. His Mum has not come with them and Glenn’s father is avoiding Glenn’s questions. From the moment Glenn meets Laura, quiet and overshadowed by her vindictive adoptive sister, he is bewitched.Harlequin is a seven-foot tall eighteen-year-old living rough in an abandoned shack, disguising himself behind clown’s make-up and an old hat. He hides i...
ISBN(s)
0385609205, 9780385609203
