The Prentice-Boy by Ray Rumsby | paperback
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‘I was genuinely sorry to finish this book. It had me completely engaged… and I loved the clever surprise in the middle of it.’
Louis de Bernieres, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin
In 1820, London aquatint artist William Daniell hires Jesse Cloud, a homeless teenager, as his apprentice. Nothing is as it seems. A tour of East Anglia forces them to confront each other’s secrets and their own delusions. The artist must learn how to see and his prentice must learn how to survive – while the truth shatters all.
Today’s concerns of inequality, refugees and gender identity powerfully resonate in this notable debut novel. Read it to discover both their world and ours.
‘I was genuinely sorry to finish this book. It had me completely engaged… and I loved the clever surprise in the middle of it.’
Louis de Bernieres, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin
In 1820, London aquatint artist William Daniell hires Jesse Cloud, a homeless teenager, as his apprentice. Nothing is as it seems. A tour of East Anglia forces them to confront each other’s secrets and their own delusions. The artist must learn how to see and his prentice must learn how to survive – while the truth shatters all.
Today’s concerns of inequality, refugees and gender identity powerfully resonate in this notable debut novel. Read it to discover both their world and ours.
