Apples (novel)
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| Author | Richard Milward |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Faber |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 9780571232826 |
| OCLC | 76851601 |
Apples is the bestselling debut novel by Richard Milward, published in 2007.[1][2][3] The novel was adapted into a play by John Rettallack.[4]
The book is set in Middlesbrough and follows the stories of teenagers Adam and Eve as they cope with the difficulties of growing up and the complications of friendship. Eve's mother has recently been diagnosed with cancer and as a distraction Eve becomes embroiled in sexual activity and drug taking, whilst Adam tries to cope with sexual frustration, a violent father and increasingly compulsive behaviour.
