English Monsters

''James Scudamore is now a force in the English novel'' Hilary Mantel

''A very impressive novel'' Sarah Moss

When ten-year-old Max is sent to boarding school, his idyllic childhood comes to an abrupt end. Away from the freedom of his grandfather''s farm, a world of rules and punishment awaits. But so too does the companionship of a close-knit group of classmates.

Years later, as Max and his friends ...