| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
269 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
| Summary |
"Set during the turbulent year of 1968, Christopher Robin Milne, the inspiration for his father's fictional creation, struggles to emerge from a manufactured life, in a story of hope and transcendence. Billy Moon was Christopher Robin Milne, the son of A.A. Milne, the world-famous author of Winnie the Pooh and other beloved children's classics. Billy's life was no fairy-tale, though. Being the son of a famous author meant being ignored and even mistreated by famous parents; he had to make his own way in the world, define himself, and reconcile his self-image with the image of him known to millions of children. A veteran of World War II, a husband and father, he is jolted out of midlife ennui when a French college student revolutionary asks him to come to the chaos of Paris in revolt. Against a backdrop of the apocalyptic student protests and general strike that forced France to a standstill that spring, Milne's new French friend is a wild card, able to experience alternate realities of the past and present. Through him, Milne's life is illuminated and transformed, as are the world-altering events of that year"--Author's web page. |
| Subject |
Milne, Christopher, 1920-1996 -- Fiction.
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Riots -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.
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Milne, Christopher, 1920-1996 (OCoLC)fst01459709
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Riots. (OCoLC)fst01098069
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France -- Paris.
(OCoLC)fst01205283
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| Genre/Form |
Alternative histories (Fiction) (OCoLC)fst01921576
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Magic realist fiction. (OCoLC)fst01922459
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Magic realist fiction.
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Alternative histories (Fiction)
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Biographical fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780765321725 (hardcover) |
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0765321726 (hardcover) |
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9781429948074 (e-book) |
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