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The Children of Dynmouth is a 1976 novel written by William Trevor. In 1976, it won the Whitbread Award. Plot summary. The plot follows Timothy Gedge, a socially inept yet intrusive teenage boy as he wanders around the dull seaside town of Dynmouth, spying on the town's residents.
- William Trevor
- 1976
Jan 1, 1976 · This is my first William Trevor novel, and as the UK prepares to exit Europe in 2019, the timing of my read is appropriate; The Children of Dynmouth was written in 1976, immediately after Harold Wilson’s referendum on EU membership one year earlier, in 1975. The portrait of Dynmouth (population 4139) is expertly laid out by Trevor.
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The Children of Dynmouth: Directed by Peter Hammond. With Simon Fox, John Bird, Avril Elgar, Gary Raymond. Easter holidays in the charming seaside town of Dynmouth.
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- Peter Hammond
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Oct 1, 1995 · The Children of Dynmouth. Paperback – October 1, 1995. A small, pretty seaside town is harshly exposed by a young boy's curiosity. His prurient interest, oddly motivated, leaves few people unaffected - and the consequences cannot be ignored. Timothy, an "aimless, sadistic" 15-year-old boy, wanders about the seaside town of Dynmouth "trying to ...
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- William Trevor
Dec 30, 2014 · The Children Of Dynmouth - a classic prize-winning novel by William Trevor William Trevor's The Children of Dynmouth (Winner of the Whitbread Award and shortlisted for the Booker Prize) was first published in 1976 and is a classic account of evil lurking in the most unlikely places. In it we follow awkward, lonely, curious teenager Timothy ...
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- Trevor William
"The Children of Dynmouth" is Trevor's finest novel so far. At its core is a memorable creation -- an aimless, sadistic 15-year-old boy named Timothy Gedge who, having no father and virtually no mother, wanders about the seaside town of Dynmouth trying to connect himself with other people.
The children of Dynmouth by Trevor, William, 1928-2016. Publication date 1979 Topics Fiction in English, Fiction in English, 1900- Texts Publisher Harmondsworth : Penguin
