My Name Is Yip Av Paddy Crewe

<p><b>A <i>THE TIMES </i>HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR<br>LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION<br>SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS'' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD </b><br><br><b>''Immersive and beautiful'' <i>The Times </i></b><br><b>''A rollicking, page-turning wild west adventure'' <i>Guardian</i><br>''Thrilling'' </b><i><b>New Statesman </b></i><br><b>''I can''t recommend it enough'' Rachel Joyce<br>''Paddy Crewe has a 24-carat gift'' Sebastian Barry</b><br><br>Yip Tolroy and his fiery Mama run the general store in Heron''s Creek, Georgia. An uneventful life, until gold is discovered nearby and Yip is caught up in a bloody, grievous crime forcing him to flee. On the run, friendless and alone, he meets Dud Carter a savvy but unlikely companion. Together, they embark on a journey that thrusts them unwittingly into a world of menace and violence, of lust and revenge. And, as Yip and Dud''s odyssey takes them further into the unknown - via travelling shows, escape