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Mrs Reynolds and the Ruffian

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Mrs Reynolds and the Ruffian

Contributors:

By (Author) Gary Owen

ISBN:

9781849430654

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Oberon Books Ltd

Publication Date:

4th January 2010

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

822

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

136

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 210mm, Spine 11mm

Description

Friendships grow in the most unlikely of places. Mrs Reynolds is a little old lady. Jay is a troubled youth. When he vandalises her lovingly tended garden, the authorities send him back to help her fix it. It seems a recipe for disaster - but human beings are more complex than the headlines. At first glance this is a simple tale of two generations locked in battle, Mrs Reynolds standing up for traditional values with her "nice little house, nice little garden and nice little life" vs. Jay, the textbook chain-smoking hoodie prowling the urban jungle demanding respect but offering little in return.But there is more to these characters than the other suspects. Just as they think they have the measure of each other, something is revealed and they are shocked by what they find out. Mrs Reynolds and the Ruffian explores human nature and friendship alongside the social climate of modern Britain giving a warm, funny and wise glimpse into the way we live now.

Author Bio

GARY OWEN is a welsh playwright who is also the Creative Associate of the Watford Palace Theatre. Owen won the Arts Council England 2003 Meyer-Whitworth Award for new writing for the theatre.

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