The Child That Books Built

Author(s): Francis Spufford

Biography & Memoir

What would you find if you went back and re-read all of your favourite books from childhood? Francis Spufford discovers both delight and sadness, in this memoir of a boy who retreats into books, faced with a tragedy in his family.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780571214679
  • : Faber and Faber
  • : Faber and Faber
  • : March 2002
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Francis Spufford
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
  • : 002.092
  • : 211