By the age of 12, Leslie Thomas, third of four sons of an unsettled family in a Welsh seaport, had lost both parents, and was sent off to a series of Barnardo homes, an experience evoked in this book. From the author of "Orders for New York" and "The Virgin Soldiers".
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By the age of 12, Leslie Thomas, third of four sons of an unsettled family in a Welsh seaport, had lost both parents, and was sent off to a series of Barnardo homes, an experience evoked in this book. From the author of "Orders for New York" and "The Virgin Soldiers".
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Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Moderately Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; Spine Moderately Faded Due to Sun Exposure. SUB-TITLE: Unabridged. SYNOPSIS: This Time Next Week...the autobiography of a happy orphan. Father died in a torpedo attack, mother of cancer. At twelve, Leslie Thomas went to a Barnardo home. This is the story of the years he spent there. REVIEWS: "One of the funniest and also one of the most moving accounts of childhood that I have ever read."--Daily Express. "Leslie Thomas's book is all humanity, to which is added a Welshman's mastery of words...Some of his episodes are hilarious, some unbearably touching."--The Observer. "welcoming a work of rare beauty and skill"--Sunday Express. "Written with boundless enthusiasm and beauty of phrase"--The Sunday Times.
