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The Prodigals by Frank Burton

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The Prodigals
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Publisher: Philistine Press
ISBN-13: 9781465953742
Number of pages: 273

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The Prodigals follows the lives of four troubled young men in Manchester - Brian, Howard, Declan and the novel's anti-hero, Travis McGuiggan. It's a book about friendship, religion, drinking, cruelty and love. It's also a book about leaving home and returning.

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