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New Boy

by William Sutcliffe · 1996

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NEW BOY is a dark modern comedy about the hormonal angst of a Jewish lad growing up in north-west London's bagel belt. "Sutcliffe has managed to pull off a worthy British companion to Portnoy's Complaint" Jay Rayner,Observer "Well-written,clever and very funny" Literary Review "Smart,entertaining stuff...somewhere between Adrian Mole and Holden Caulfield" Philip Hensher,Mail on Sunday

Genre
gayhumorLGBT
Themes
LGBT
Setting
1990sEnglandLondon
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 200 pages

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