Little Boy Lost (novel)
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Marghanita Laski |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cresset Press (UK) Houghton Mifflin (US) |
Publication date | December 1949 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-248-98373-3 (first edition, hardback) |
Little Boy Lost is a dramatic novel by Marghanita Laski that was published in 1949. It was republished in 2001 by Persephone Books.
Plot
[edit]The novel focuses on Hilary Wainwright, an English man, on the search for his lost son in the ruins of post-war France. Hilary at first resents the child he finds because it interferes with memories of his late wife.[1]
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
[edit]A motion picture version of the same title starring Bing Crosby was released in 1953.
Reception
[edit]Kirkus Reviews found Little Boy Lost "An inescapably affecting story where sentiment is edged by bitterness."[2] while Nicholas Lezard of the Guardian wrote "If you like a novel that expertly puts you through the wringer, this is the one." and "This is haunting stuff."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Gill Plain (2020). British Women's Writing, 1930 to 1960: Between the Waves. Liverpool University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9781789627626.
- ^ "Little Boy Lost". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (15 September 2001). "Touched by the past: Nicholas Lezard enjoys being put through the wringer by Marghanita Laski's Little Boy Lost, an extraordinarily gripping period piece". the guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- Little Boy Lost at Persephone Books
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