Brother in the Land (Oxford Childrens Modern Classi) [Paperback]

Robert Swindells (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 21, 1998 | Series: Oxford Childrens Modern Classi

Denny, a teenager, is one of the unlucky ones, a survivor, one of those who have come through a nuclear war alive. In plain language he sets down all that has happened to him, what he sees, and what he feels in the first days after the bomb has dropped. This novel won The Other Award for 1984.

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About the Author

Robert Swindells was born in Bradford and still lives there. He has been a full-time writer since 1980.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Oxford Up Childrens (May 21, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192717855
• ISBN-13: 978-0192717856
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,250,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert Swindells left school at fifteen to work on a local newspaper. At seventeen, he joined the RAF for three years, then trained and worked as a teacher. Now a full-time writer, he is the author of a number of bestselling titles for the Random House children's list. In 1994 he won the Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD (Hamish Hamilton), a teenage novel about a serial killer.
RUBY TANYA won the Salford Children's Book Award 2005.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Attack Warning Red, October 14, 2002

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Matt Power (Harlow, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother in the Land (Library Binding)

I think this book would be slightly better if it was a little more optimistic, but there is such a lot of negative views, it is hard to keep reading at points. It is the chilling tale of a nuclear holocaust aftermath, that goes from tregedy to tragedy. Allthough if you feel you could use a reality check this book is for you. Very powerful and grim. Excellant read. Try to think positive.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A haunting tale and a good book, January 15, 2011

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This review is from: Brother in the Land (Oxford Childrens Modern Classi) (Paperback)

My grade 9 English teacher read this aloud in class to us and I always remembered it. I bought it recently and enjoyed it this time around. 14 years later. It reminded me of Cormac McCarthy's The Road.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stirring story of nuclear tradgedy, August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Brother in the Land (Library Binding)

I feel that this is an excellant piece telling the story of a town caught in a nuclear holocaust. I read this story for an english assignment but I liked this book so much I read it again and again.