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Breakers

Doug Johnstone (author), Angus King (read by)

Product available on: 01/01/2020

£19.98

9 reviews

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An intensely realistic portrayal of a tough world...

About three years ago I reviewed a book by Doug Johnstone called The Jump , a book that remains as one of the best books I have ever read. In my original r... READ MORE

Raven88 at Cheltenham

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Publisher: Bolinda Publishing
ISBN: 9780655644149

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ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT!!

Thank you to the publisher for this review copy... I saw it on books at bedtime (on twitter) and thought oh this could be something special... So it got ad... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

Breakers, by Doug Johnstone

If I was the Edinburgh Tourist Board, I would pay Doug Johnstone a retainer never to write about Edinburgh again. Tyler and his family do not live in the... READ MORE

David Kenvyn

Not the picturesque side of Edinburgh

When people talk about Edinburgh they talk of the Royal Mile, the castle, Arthurs seat and the fringe every August. With all that beauty around, people ten... READ MORE

atticusfinch1048

Brutal, beautiful and ultimately hopeful, I expect Breakers to be the best book I will read this year.

With Breakers Doug Johnstone took my heart and slowly, carefully and with great precision took bite sized chunks out of it until little was left. Breakers ... READ MORE

Mary Picken

Thriller set around EDINBURGH

A salutary story of being born on the wrong side of the tracks. This is Edinburgh with its classy New Town, its bourgeois houses, but this is also the city... READ MORE

TripFiction

Gripping book!

I felt immediately immersed in the story and found myself thinking about it several times during the day. The best? The author is great at generating empat... READ MORE

Dr South

Thought provoking tale

As usual Doug makes you think hard about right and wrong and what some people face as choices in life. Tyler comes across as lad with a really good heart ... READ MORE

Sally Welham

An Absorbing Read.

Set in Edinburgh, 17 year old Tyler lives a life of deprivation and poverty. Tyler is not a bad boy and tries his best to care for his little sister who he... READ MORE

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