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and together this unlikely trio find themselves in a race against time to prevent a tribal uprising and head off a catastrophic British invasion

'I loved how different the plot is'

it reveals the struggle and joy that comes with starting an underdog business

’ Rosie Talbot

An Awfully Big Adventure Ishi Robinson open battles'This is one of Bainbridge's best books. The close observation and hilarity are underlain by a sense of tragedy as deep as any in fiction' The Times SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE IN 1990 It is 1950 and the Liverpool repertory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute