The Congress of Rough Riders
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  • Published: 23 July 2020
  • ISBN: 9781473583023
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Narrator: Wilf Scolding

The Congress of Rough Riders

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1 Jun 2011
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23 Jul 2020
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3 Sep 2019
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The stunning second novel from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

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William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West.

Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry.

When his father proposes that together they should recreate Buffalo Bill's stage show, "The Congress of Rough Riders of the World" for a contemporary audience, William refuses to have any part of it. When tragedy strikes, however, it is to his father that he must eventually return.

© John Boyne 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
  • Published: 23 July 2020
  • ISBN: 9781473583023
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Narrator: Wilf Scolding
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About the author

John Boyne

John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. Perhaps best known for his 2006 multi-award-winning book The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, John’s other novels, notably The Absolutist and A History of Loneliness, have been widely praised and are international bestsellers. Most recently, The Heart's Invisible Furies was a Richard & Judy Bookclub word-of-mouth bestseller, and A Ladder to the Sky was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award in association with Listowel Writers’ Week.

His novels are published in over fifty languages.

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Praise for The Congress of Rough Riders

The charm of history in this book lies in imagining how exciting it would have been to live there

Observer

Boyne is an engaging writer who succeeds in making his readers care about the confused and rather selfish William

Daily Telegraph

Boyne's story has echoes of John Irving's sprawling family epics. This is an entertaining campfire story

Time

A total blast... clever, provocative stuff. A formidable achievement

Independent

A rollicking ride...Compelling

The Scotsman