Book description
Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of
Dickensian London.
Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't.
But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly
everybody wants to know him.
And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds
begins . . .
Historical fiction in the hands of the inimitable Sir Terry brings
the sights and the smells (most certainly the smells) of Old London
wonderfully to life ... Unexpected, drily funny and full of the pathos
and wonder of life: Don't miss it. Kirkus Reviews 20120801 [A] superb
novel ... full of eccentric characters and carefully detailed London
scenes, the tale embodies both Dickens's love for the common man and a
fierce desire for social justice. Publishers Weekly 20120824
Terry Pratchett
is the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series,
the first of which,
The Colour of Magic
, was published in 1983. In all, he is the author of fifty bestselling
books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he
is the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well
as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. Worldwide
sales of his books now stand at over 75 million, and they have been
translated into thirty-seven languages.
