The Changeling - by Robin Jenkins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Thirteen-year-old Tom Curdie, the product of a Glasgow slum, is on probation for theft. His teachers admit that he is clever, but only one, Charles Forbes, sees an uncanny warmth in his reticence and in his seemingly insolent smile. So he decides to take Tom on holiday with his own family . . .</p><p>This powerful novel explores one of Jenkins's consistent and most fruitful themes - how goodness and innocence is compromised when faced with the pressures of growing up and becoming part of society.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>'If you are interested in books that are human and wise, then treat yourself this year to some Robin Jenkins.'<br>Andrew Marr</p><p>Thirteen-year-old Tom Curdie, the product of a Glasgow slum, is on probation for theft.His teachers admit that he is clever, but only one, Charles Forbes, sees an uncanny warmth in his reticence and in his seemingly insolent smile. So he decides to take Tom on holiday with his own family . . . </p><p>On first publication in 1958, <i>The Changeling</i> confirmed the reputation of an author who had long been regarded by his peers as a major force in British writing, and it is now held up as a classic of British literature.</p><p>'One of the best, most completely realised of Jenkins' novels.'<br>Alan Spence</p><p>'Quite simply a major writer.'<br><i>Herald</i></p><p>'A delight to read.'<br><i>Times Literary Supplement</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>If you have not read Jenkins, this witty, affecting novel, which wears its political convictions lightly, is a wonderful place to start.--Amit Srivastava "FT "<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Robin Jenkins</b> wrote a number of landmark novels including <i>The Cone-Gatherers</i>, <i>Happy for the Child</i>, <i>The Thistle and the Grail</i> and <i>Guests of War</i>. One of Scotland's greatest writers, the themes of good and evil, of innocence lost, of fraudulence, cruelty and redemption shine through his work. His novels, filled with ambiguity, are rarely about what they seem. He published his first book, <i>So Gaily Sings the Lark</i>, at the age of thirty-eight, and by the time of his death in 2005, over thirty of his novels were in print.
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