![]() 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
Well, that’s interesting to know that Psilotum nudum are known as whisk ferns. Psilotum nudum is the commoner species of the two. While the P. flaccidum is a rare species and is found in the tropical islands. Both the species are usually epiphytic in habit and grow upon tree ferns. These species may also be terrestrial and grow in humus or in the crevices of the rocks.
View the detailed Guide of Psilotum nudum: Detailed Study Of Psilotum Nudum (Whisk Fern), Classification, Anatomy, Reproduction