Jill - LARKIN, Philip

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Jill by LARKIN, Philip Format: Hardcover with Dust JacketPublished by Faber Library, 1996 John, who’s never traveled far from his northern town of Huddleston, finds himself an unde rgraduate at Oxford University in 1940. A shy, insecure working-class young man, he is awed by his confident, careless roommate and yearns to fit in, clumsily pursuing a girl from a wealthy family. But as his efforts fail, he retreats further into a dream world in this early novel by Philip Larkin, who would go on to become one of the most celebrated poetic voices of postwar Britain.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more