| book details |

Break in the Sun

By (author) Bernard Ashley, Introduction by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Illustrated by Margo McDaid

| on special |

normal price: R 656.95

Price: R 590.95

| add to trolley |

| book description |

""Bernard Ashley's great gift is to turn what seems to be low-key realism into something much stronger and more resonant. It has something to do with empathy, compassion, an undimmed thirst for decency and justice."" - Philip Pullman, author of His DarkÂ Materials Break in the SunÂ tells the story of Patsy, a young girl who runs away to Margate from Deptford, fleeing her abusive stepfather. It is a remarkably sensitive portrayal of growing up in tough circumstances, with the heroine portrayed not as a victim but as a survivor.Â First published in 1980, this book was instantly praised for its realistic portrayal of working-class children, and the following year it was serialised for the BBC as a gritty and rather controversial children's drama. The book and its adaptation are now regarded as standout pieces of childrenâ€™s drama from the 1980s (director Roger Singleton-Turner would later work on the kids' TV seriesÂ Grange Hill).