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The Boyhood of Cain

By: Michael Amherst
Narrated by: Jot Davies
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Danny's family live in a large house close to the school where his father is headmaster. At school, his father's importance gives Danny certain privileges, but it also sets him apart from his classmates. When a new boy Philip, for whom everything seems easy, arrives, he surprises Danny by wanting to be friends. So when he and Philip are invited to work after school with inspiring, artistic teacher Mr. Miller, Danny believes he has found somewhere he can shine.

Until Danny's world tilts: his father loses his job, and their house. And then Danny finds himself shut out from Mr. Miller and Philip's world too. Desperate to make amends, he keeps trying to find a way back in, but will Danny's efforts send things spinning beyond everyone's control?

©2025 Michael Amherst (P)2025 Faber & Faber Coming of Age Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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Gloriously good. It’s protagonist is a delightfully perverse, hyper-questioning, genius child and beautifully wrought and read.

A brilliant able novel about Cain

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