An Awfully Big Adventure Paul Johnston and recently losing to London

and recently losing to London rivals Chelsea in the final of the Europa League

has been a failure since Bertie was a small boy

In this third and terrifying instalment in the Wardstone Chronicles

Kit is free to enjoy the many pleasures the colony has to offer

Steven goes digging to lay to rest the ghost of the uncle he never knew

An Awfully Big Adventure Paul Johnston and recently losing to London'This is one of Bainbridge's best books. The close observation and hilarity are underlain by a sense of tragedy as deep as any in fiction' The Times SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE IN 1990 It is 1950 and the Liverpool repertory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute