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Midget (novel)

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Midget
First edition
AuthorTim Bowler
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
7 January 1994
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages144
ISBN978-0-19-275037-2

Midget is the first novel by British author Tim Bowler, first published in 1994. It is a psychic and psychological thriller. It is set in Leigh-on-Sea.

Plot

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Teenage Midget is abnormally small and can barely speak. He has fits as a result of the secret abuse he suffers at the hands of his psychopathic older brother, Seb, who is to outward appearances utterly devoted. Midget dreams of buying a boat and sailing away, but people say it'll take a miracle for that to happen. Midget knows miracles can happen, but sometimes they hurt people who get in the way.[1]

Reception

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The Sunday Telegraph described Midget as "a masterly handling of suspense and cold, trickling horror."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Oxford University Press[citation needed]
  2. ^ Sunday Telegraph[citation needed]
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