Synopsis
When the Great Flood of 1927 devastates Mississippi, eight-year-old Robert Chatham loses everything. Robert's adventures in the brooding swamplands - from hard labour to imprisonment to thwarted love - are full of courage, danger and heartbreak. This is story of how a small, hurt boy becomes a tough, young man: forced to choose between the lure of the future and the claims of his past. Set against one of the great American landscapes, Southern Cross the Dog is a mesmerizing and savagely beautiful novel. It marks the arrival of Bill Cheng as a writer of astonishing gifts.
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781447224891
- Number of pages: 336
- Weight: 468g
- Dimensions: 224 x 142 x 30 mm
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interesting read
I received this book for a review from Waterstone's and it's probably not one I would normally choose.
However I did enjoy it although I found the jumping... READ MORE
Dark and Realistic
I really enjoyed Southern Cross The Dog. It was dark and gritty throughout, and Cheng's style of writing is grounded in realism. The skipping through to di... READ MORE
Original and captivating
I enjoyed reading this unusual and captivating story and would highly recommend it. Characters and settings were clearly described and the language used al... READ MORE
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