The Birds on the Trees

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book The Birds on the Trees by Nina Bawden, Little, Brown Book Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Nina Bawden ISBN: 9780748127580
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Publication: May 5, 2011
Imprint: Virago Language: English
Author: Nina Bawden
ISBN: 9780748127580
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication: May 5, 2011
Imprint: Virago
Language: English

The expulsion from school of their eldest son shatters the middle-class secutiry of Maggie, a writer, and Charlie, a journalist. Since childhood, Toby has been diffident and self-absorbed, but the threat of drug taking and his refusal (or inability) to discuss his evident unhappiness, disturbs them sufficiently to seek professional help. Veering between private agony and public cheerfulness, Maggie and Charlie struggle to support their son and cope with the reactions- and advice- of friends and relatives. Noted for the acuity with which she reaches into the heart of relationships, Nina Bawden here excels in revealing the painful, intimate truths of a family in crisis. Toby's situation is explored with great tenderness, while Maggie's grief and self-recrimination are rigorously, if compassionately, observed. It is a novel that raises fundamental questions about parents and their children, and offers tentative hope but no tidy solutions.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The expulsion from school of their eldest son shatters the middle-class secutiry of Maggie, a writer, and Charlie, a journalist. Since childhood, Toby has been diffident and self-absorbed, but the threat of drug taking and his refusal (or inability) to discuss his evident unhappiness, disturbs them sufficiently to seek professional help. Veering between private agony and public cheerfulness, Maggie and Charlie struggle to support their son and cope with the reactions- and advice- of friends and relatives. Noted for the acuity with which she reaches into the heart of relationships, Nina Bawden here excels in revealing the painful, intimate truths of a family in crisis. Toby's situation is explored with great tenderness, while Maggie's grief and self-recrimination are rigorously, if compassionately, observed. It is a novel that raises fundamental questions about parents and their children, and offers tentative hope but no tidy solutions.

More books from Little, Brown Book Group

Cover of the book At Home with Dyslexia by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book One Girl And Her Dogs by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book Sugar-Free Baking by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book Stay With Me by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book Communicating Across Dementia by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book Fantasy Tales 2 by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book Brilliant Biscuits by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book The Abyss by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book Very British Problems Volume III by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book A Cold Death in Amsterdam by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book Transform Your Life by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book Wow I'm A Genieous!!!! by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book A Brief Guide to Philosophical Classics by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book Death Knell by Nina Bawden
Cover of the book A Dead Man in Athens by Nina Bawden
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy