The Escape from Home (Beyond the Western Sea #1)

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Synopsis
Devotees of historical novels will quickly become absorbed in this drama set in 19th-century England, about the misadventures of an Irish peasant and the young son of an English lord who cross paths before boarding a ship bound for America. The biting irony present in Avi's contemporary novels (Nothing but the Truth; City of Light, City of Dark) surfaces here in portrayals of the sharp contrasts between the upper and lower classes. Although the plot does tend to meander (the emigrants do not actually set sail until the last few pages), the author provides so many enticing side attractions in the form of unsavory villains and extraordinary twists of fate that readers will stay hooked.

Full of tongue-in-cheek contrivances, this voluminous, Dickensian-style novel offers surprises around every corner. Fittingly, the book ends in medias res, so readers must await the September '96 publication of the second, and final, installment, Lord Kirkle's Money, to discover the destinies of Patrick and Laurence, the two unlikely traveling companions.

Copyright:
1996

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
335 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780380728756
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Avi
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:
John Immarino
Proofread By:
Kenny Peyatt
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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