A Kind of loving

Stan Barstow

Original title: A kind of loving

earliest edition we have, 1973 Corgi, 1982 272 pages

**"A working-class boy learns about love, lust and life the hard way in the industrial north of the 1950's"**. That is what is written on the back of the book (or at least, my copy of it). This is an absolutely perfect description of what this book is; it's about love, it's about a struggle, it's about trying your best for those you care about, and even for those you don't, in a world that is hard and harsh. The acce...

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Editions we hold

A kind of loving edition · 2001 · Robert Hale · 303 pages
A Kind of Loving audiobook · 1998 · Music Collection International · 9781897862186
A Kind of loving edition · 1982 · Corgi · 272 pages
A kind of loving edition · 1974 · Michael Joseph · 285 pages
A kind of loving edition · 1973 · Corgi · 272 pages

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