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Follow young Oliver''s rebellious coming-of-age in the village of Stillbourne in this comic novel by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Penelope Lively.

Eighteen is a good time for suffering

Welcome to the country town of Stillbourne. Restless teenage resident Oliver wants to enjoy himself before going to university, beginning with his pursuit of the Town Crier''s daughter.

But in this claustrophobic community - stifled by the English class system, and where everybody knows everyone''s business - love, lust and rebellion are closely followed by revenge and embarrassment . . .

''The great unbreakable wild horse of the 1960s British literary stable.'' Rose Tremain

''A triumph of economy and pungent effect; a brilliant insight into the social rigidity of English provincial life ... A scathing, funny, occasionally tragic revenge on a time and a place.'' Penelope Liv

The Pyramid

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    A Paperback / softback by William Golding

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 15 December 2022
      ISBN-13 9780571371709
      978-0571371709
      ISBN-10 0571371701
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      Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Follow young Oliver''s rebellious coming-of-age in the village of Stillbourne in this comic novel by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Penelope Lively.

      Eighteen is a good time for suffering

      Welcome to the country town of Stillbourne. Restless teenage resident Oliver wants to enjoy himself before going to university, beginning with his pursuit of the Town Crier''s daughter.

      But in this claustrophobic community - stifled by the English class system, and where everybody knows everyone''s business - love, lust and rebellion are closely followed by revenge and embarrassment . . .

      ''The great unbreakable wild horse of the 1960s British literary stable.'' Rose Tremain

      ''A triumph of economy and pungent effect; a brilliant insight into the social rigidity of English provincial life ... A scathing, funny, occasionally tragic revenge on a time and a place.'' Penelope Liv

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