Boy

by Wendy Thompson (Illustrator), Anastasia Moore

Boy is an endearing story that ties closely to the lived experience of the author. Boy is a childhood nickname that was given to her by her father and is the name she introduces herself with. This story follows Boy as she assumes various career choices and navigates the fundamentals of what this career may entail. Boy's father encourages her in each scenario and reminds her that he is a willing resource and support system regardless of the path she may choose. Throughout the story, the relationship between father and daughter grows as does Boy. Although it is never disclosed which career choice Boy selected, the story depicts that the relationship between the two characters continues into Boy's adulthood and the father's old age. The story of Boy is intended to encourage readers to expand their expectations of themselves and to help them detect underlying deeper issues that are hidden within the prose. Reading the story of Boy presents an opportunity for adventure, nostalgia, self-reflection, and hope.

32 pages, Hardcover

Published December 12, 2021

About the author

Wendy Thompson studied piano and violin at the Royal College of Music, London, and then musicology and French Baroque opera at King's College, London. She subsequently moved to publishing, working on the New Groove Dictionary of Music and the New Oxford Companion to Music, and was Editorial Director of Faber Music Limited from 1986-91. In between she spent six years working for the BBC's Music Information Department, and continued a parallel career as a freelance violinist.

In 1993 Wendy Thompson founded Classic Arts Productions Limited, an independent radio production company that provides distinguished music programmes for BBC Radio 3, including the award-winning weekly series Private Passions, the music quiz Full Score, and the series on 20th-century British music and poetry A Land Without Music?. Classic Arts has also recorded many live concerts and concert series.

Wendy Thompson has published several books, including Piano Competition: The Story of the Leeds, Mozart: A Bicentennial Tribute, titles on Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Tchaikovsky in the Composer's World series, and biographies of Handel and Grieg. She provides programme notes on a regular basis for the BBC and the Philharmonia Orchestra, among others.

Reviews

[Annabelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like Boy was inspired and supported by her father, so readers will feel inspired by reading this touching tribute to the author’s late father.