Alexander Stuart
ASIN: B002WTCLRM
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Pages: 232
Compared by Time Out magazine to a contemporary Catcher in the Rye, Alexander Stuart's The War Zone was chosen as Best Novel of the Year for Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize when it was first published. It was instantly stripped of the award - amid much controversy among the judges - due to the novel's uncompromising yet sometimes ironic portrayal of incest and adolescent fury.The War Zone follows its teenage narrator, Tom, whose world is torn apart as he stumbles upon a complex and intensely abusive relationship between his older sister, Jessie, and their father. The novel has been published in eight languages and was turned into a multi-award-winning film, directed by Oscar-nominated actor/director, Tim Roth. This newly revised and updated 20th Anniversary Edition includes an Afterword by Tim Roth, explaining what drew him to this controversial subject matter. It also contains ...