The Speckled People

by Hugo Hamilton

Book Overview

Adapted for the stage from the best-selling memoir, The Speckled People tells a profoundly moving story of a young boy trapped in a language war. Set in 1950s Ireland, this is a gripping, poignant, and at times very funny family drama of homesickness, control and identity.

As a young boy, Hugo Hamilton struggles with what it means to be speckled, "half and half... Irish on top and German below."

An idealistic Irish father enforces...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140817118X
• ISBN13: 9781408171189
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"