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From the author of the international bestseller Out Stealing Horses

I refuse to compromise.

I refuse to forgive.

I refuse to forget.


Tommy's mother has gone. She walked out into the snow one night, leaving him and his sisters with their violent father. Without his best friend Jim, Tommy would be in trouble. But Jim has challenges of his own which will disrupt their precious friendship.

A TLS and Guardian Book of the Year



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An extraordinarily humane work…I Refuse will lodge in the heart and remain there -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times *
An exquisite story of a friendship formed and lost in a twist of fate * Scotsman *
A poignant novel about the bonds forged and broken between friends and family members * Independent *
A poignant, melancholic novel about the bonds forged and broken between friends and family members -- Lucy Scholes * Independent *
Relentless, often shocking, but always satisfying * Financial Times *

I Refuse

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    A Paperback by Per Petterson, Don Bartlett

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 10/22/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780099584551, 978-0099584551
      ISBN10: 0099584557

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From the author of the international bestseller Out Stealing Horses

      I refuse to compromise.

      I refuse to forgive.

      I refuse to forget.


      Tommy's mother has gone. She walked out into the snow one night, leaving him and his sisters with their violent father. Without his best friend Jim, Tommy would be in trouble. But Jim has challenges of his own which will disrupt their precious friendship.

      A TLS and Guardian Book of the Year



      Trade Review
      An extraordinarily humane work…I Refuse will lodge in the heart and remain there -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times *
      An exquisite story of a friendship formed and lost in a twist of fate * Scotsman *
      A poignant novel about the bonds forged and broken between friends and family members * Independent *
      A poignant, melancholic novel about the bonds forged and broken between friends and family members -- Lucy Scholes * Independent *
      Relentless, often shocking, but always satisfying * Financial Times *

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