Midget (novel)
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Author | Tim Bowler |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Young adult |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 7 January 1994 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 144 |
ISBN | 978-0-19-275037-2 |
Midget is the first novel by British author Tim Bowler, first published in 1994. It is a psychic and psychological thriller. It is set in Leigh-on-Sea.
Plot[]
Teenage Midget is abnormally small and can barely speak. He has fits as a result of the secret abuse he suffers at the hands of his psychopathic older brother, Seb, who is to outward appearances utterly devoted. Midget dreams of buying a boat and sailing away, but people say it'll take a miracle for that to happen. Midget knows miracles can happen, but sometimes they hurt people who get in the way.[1]
Reception[]
The Sunday Telegraph described Midget as "a masterly handling of suspense and cold, trickling horror."[2]
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Categories:
- 1994 British novels
- British young adult novels
- Novels by Tim Bowler
- Novels set in Essex
- 1994 debut novels