Little_Boy_Lost_(novel)

<i>Little Boy Lost</i> (novel)

Little Boy Lost (novel)

1949 novel by Marghanita Laski

This article is about the 1949 novel. For other articles using the name, see Little Boy Lost (disambiguation).

Little Boy Lost is a dramatic novel by Marghanita Laski that was published in 1949. It was republished in 2001 by Persephone Books.

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Plot

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

A motion picture version of the same title starring Bing Crosby was released in 1953.

Reception

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

  1. [1]
    Gill Plain (2020). British Women's Writing, 1930 to 1960: Between the Waves. Liverpool University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9781789627626.
  2. [2]
    "Little Boy Lost". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. [3]
    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.


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