Charley Is My Darling : An evacuee coming of age tale by Joyce Cary (Lume Books) (20 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

A charming, accessible tale of childhood and youth, that offers plentiful insight and raises many questions. Charley is a London lad and an evacuee. Initially an outcast, his wit and humour win him friends, although not always of the best type. Among Charley Brown's first deeds as an evacuee to Longwater in the West Country is to let loose the local bull. Boys who one minute had taunted him with the refrain 'Ballocky baldy' (Charley's lice having been evacuated from London with him), were the next minute acknowledging him as their natural leader. Charley Brown, one of Joyce Cary's most uproarious and memorable creations, is a love and a terror. He is a quivering jelly in the hands of girls and women of any age who show him kindness; through the wild force of his imagination he holds children rapt with tales of desperate gunmen with exquisite manners and a taste for the beautiful. He leads his gang into daring acts both grand and bad. As Charley's sweetheart Lizzy Galor rightly puts ...

Genre: Classics

The Man whose Name Was Stolen: A Historical Western Adventure Novel by Derek Levine (Regal Quill Publishing) (432 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

After several months of hunting and trapping, Derrick Logan is looking forward to returning to civilization. He has cashed in his furs and is on the way to his bride-to-be when he sees his own face and name on a Dead or Alive Wanted poster. Utterly perplexed by the horrific accusations and the hefty reward of five hundred dollars for him, he realizes that he can no longer walk in public. With every bounty hunter in the state being after him, Logan has to keep in the shadows until he finds the answers and ensures that his name is clear. But the road to justice is paved with very dark omens... With the help of a good friend who works for Wells Fargo, Logan investigates behind the scenes and discovers who is really responsible for the robbery and the murder he is being accused of. Every day brings a new piece of evidence to light, and soon it's clear that it's not only Logan's freedom that is at stake. A powerful man is carrying out a crime and a wicked conspiracy all on his own and ...

Genre: Classics