Spies: With IGCSE and A Level study guide

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Spies: With IGCSE and A Level study guide
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Frayn
Contributions by Andrew Bruff
SeriesFaber Educational Editions
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128
Category/GenreLiterary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9780571335794
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
Secondary
A / AS level
Revision / study guides
Edition Education Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 20 April 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In the quiet cul-de-sac where Keith and Stephen live the only immediate signs of the Second World War are the blackout at night and a single random bomb site. But the two boys start to suspect all is not as it seems when one day Keith announces a disconcerting discovery: the Germans have infiltrated his own family. And when the secret underground world they have dreamed up emerges from the shadows they find themselves engulfed in mysteries far deeper and more painful than they had bargained for. Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible and comprehensive new educational edition:- includes detailed analyses of character, setting and theme; - examines in detail the novel's plot, structure and narrative techniques; - offers key quotations and activities both for the student working alone and in the classroom.

Author Biography

Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, The Trick of It and A Landing on the Sun. Headlong (1999) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, while his most recent novel, Spies (2002), won the Whitbread Novel Award. His fifteen plays range from Noises Off to Copenhagen and most recently Afterlife. He is married to the biographer and critic Claire Tomalin. Andrew Bruff is a pioneer in online education. A sought-after school consultant and former Head of English, his teaching videos on YouTube have been viewed over ten million times around the world. He lives on Dartmoor with his wife, Claire and sons Noah and Elijah.