Nicholas Dane
Emotional problems of teenagers
Sexual abuse
Great britain, history, fiction
Emotional problems
Sex crimes
Bildungsromans
Child sexual abuse
Coming of age
Child abuse
Orphans, fiction
London (england), fiction
Orphans
Fiction, general
Children's fiction
Juvenile fiction
History
Fiction
When Nick's mother dies unexpectedly, the 14 year old is sent straight into a boy's home. There he learns that violence and intimidation keep order. The deputy head Mr Creal grooms Nick with sweets and solace until he can take no more and escapes into a life of crime with a modern Fagin and cheeful …
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