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Publisher, puffin books original uk, tricycle press original usa, cb creative. My first novel was written while i was still a teacher. Books by nigel hinton authors like nigel hinton what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Contributor to books, including peels men, hamlyn, 1978. Time bomb by nigel hinton paperback, 2005 for sale. It was first published in 2000 and follows the story of two families on holiday whose parents go dangerously insane. Great characters schoolboys during a long hot second world war summer in a riveting situation. Nigel hinton in postworld war ii england, four boys are leaving primary school forever and they are looking forward to a summer of freedom. It follows the story of two boys whose mentally unstable father, who is an. Buy time bomb by hinton, nigel 20 paperback by isbn. He has adapted some of his novels for the screen, notably buddy which was made into a bbc television series, and buddys song which was made into a feature film.
Ive never told this story to anyone because when i was twelve i swore an oath in blood that i would never tell it. His novel time bomb, set in 1949 in the area he grew up, won the 2006 rotherham book award. The summer of 1949 changes everything for andy and his three best friends. The concept came to the author whilst he was waiting at traffic lights in his car. When they are betrayed by the adults in their lives, four boys band together after discovering a leftover wwii ordnance and make a lifechanging decision as a result of the betrayal. Andy, the adult narrator of this unsettling story, recalls his little gang of boyhood neighbours. Set in postwar britain, the story follows 11yearold andy and his three friends as they experience a growingup summer before going on to secondary school.
The novel starts and finishes with the secret these 4 boys shared from one summer playing near a bomb site. Four boys are leaving primary school forever in the summer of 1949. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. He is the author of over twenty books and short stories and has written for tv, film, radio and. In 2014 his short novel partners in crime won the coventry inspiration book award. Nigel hinton was born in london in 1941 in the middle of an airraid. Books by nigel hinton writers similar to nigel hinton. Time bomb by nigel hinton meet your next favorite book. About the author nigel hinton was born in london in 1941 in the middle of an airraid. When they are betrayed by the adults in their lives, four boys band together after discovering a leftover wwii ordnance and make a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Time bomb by nigel hinton 97801418332 lovereading4kids. Nigel hinton was born in london and educated at dulwich college. Whatever youre looking for information to help you on a school project, or details about any of my books. Seven students trapped in their school after a bomb goes off must fight to survive while also discovering who among them is the bomber in this provocative new thriller from the author of the new york times bestselling testing trilogy. Nigel hinton born 1941 in london is an english novelist, primarily of teenage fiction. Prior to his career as a writer, he worked in advertising and as a teacher, during which time he wrote his first novel for teenagers. Concept edit the concept came to the author whilst he was waiting at traffic lights in his car. Time bomb by nigel hinton, 9781582462370, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Hinton worked in advertising for two years, then taught english for nine years at the hugh christie. Blood ties is a novel by british author nigel hinton. Media type, hardback, paperback, ebook isbn 97801418332. As a child he was most interested in reading, going to the movies, and playing with friends out on the street or on the many bomb sites that existed after the second world war. He is the author of over twenty books and short stories and has written for tv, film, radio and theatre. Whatever youre looking for information to help you on a school project, or details about any of my books i hope you find it here. It was his first book and was published for the first time in 1976 with later editions revised. Andy, the adult narrator of this unsettling story, recalls his little gang of boyhood neighbours, in the same class at school and with the run of a. This work of historical fiction is a very good read.
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