Beck
About this book
Born of a brief encounter between a Liverpool prostitute and an African soldier in 1907, Beck finds himself orphaned as a young boy and sent overseas to the Catholic Brothers in Canada. At age fifteen he is sent to work on a farm, from which he eventually escapes. Finally in charge of his own destiny, Beck starts westward, crossing the border into America and back, all while the Great Depression rages on. What will it take for Beck to understand the agonies of his childhood and realize that love is possible?
Reader Profile
3.6/5 · 688 readers · 266 pages · ≈ 4 h 56 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Beck?
About ≈ 4 h 56 m — 266 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Beck?
266 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Beck?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Beck in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Beck?
Mal Peet (1947–2015).