Brother in the Land

Oct 3, 2024 9:36 PM

Author:Robert Swindells

Brother in the Land

An 'After-the-Bomb' story told by teenage Danny, one of the survivors - one of the unlucky ones. Set in Shipley, an ordinary town in the north of England, this is a powerful portrayal of a world that has broken down. Danny not only has to cope in a world of lawlessness and gang warfare, but he has to protect and look after his little brother, Ben, and a girl called Kim. Is there any hope left for a new world?

Reviews

In many ways Peter Duck is the best of the series.

—— Guardian

So well written that you don't realize that it is written at all. The adventures just seem to occur to oneself.

—— Hugh Walpole, Observer

This is the real stuff of imagination which might so easily happen. . . all the details are true to life, the ship is a real ship, with all its sails and rigging made familiar, and the voyage which those happy children make to southern seas and coral islands is the beautiful possibility of daring and freedom become living and credible.

—— Listener

He's funny, clever, nimble and moving. Above all, his poetic generosity refuses to consider serious subjects as out of bounds just because he's writing for a young audience.

—— Evening Standard

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