''Unlike any other person I had come across, Welch seemed to be speaking particularly to me'' Alan Bennett

''Vivid ... surprising ... an exquisite balance of pain and beauty'' Guardian

Orvil Pym does not fit in. A waifish, eccentric, sensitive fifteen-year-old, he hates school and longs to be aloneSpending his Summer holidays in a genteel Surrey hotel with his mysterious father and two brothers who don''t understand him, he explores ancient churches, spies on a man rowing in the river and collects antiques, escaping into his own singular aesthetic world. First published in 1945, this is an unforgettable portrayal of a young man''s sensuous coming-of-age.

''A heightened, sensual journey ..it is Orvil''s vibrant energy that allows this book to bubble ... beautifully odd ... spectacular'' Independent

Format Häftad Omfång 192 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Penguin Books Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2021-07-01 ISBN 9780241464137