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The Child that Books Built: 'A memoir about how and why we read as children.' NICK HORNBY Main edition
Spufford, Francis (author)
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The Child that Books Built: 'A memoir about how and why we read as children.' NICK HORNBY Main edition
Spufford, Francis (author)
'Anyone who reads or ever read children's books - read this. It's a joy.' Irish Times 'Exhilarating.' New York Times Book Review 'Sublime.' Peter Ackroyd, The Times ** An Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian and Irish Times Book of the Year.
224 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 4, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571346790 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 197 × 129 × 14 mm · 192 g |
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