Editions

In My Wildest Dreams

  • Imprint: Arrow

  • ISBN: 9780099499749

  • Length: 544  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 34mm x 110mm

  • Weight: 286g

  • RRP: £14.99

In My Wildest Dreams

From Barnardo boy to original virgin soldier; from apprentice journalist in London's Fleet Street to famous novelist...

At times funny, at times sad, but always honest and utterly compulsive, Leslie Thomas's story is straight out of fiction. As an orphan, he picked his way through the rubble of post-war Britain and was sent on national service to the Far East. Later he became a Fleet Street reporter, with hilarious experiences to relate, and then became the bestselling author of The Virgin Soldiers - the novel that, although scandalous in its day, is now recognised as a classic of its kind. He is also the creator of Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective, which has been adapted into a popular television series. In 2005, Leslie Thomas was awarded an OBE for services to literature.

With a new introduction for this edition, this is an amazing story, and Leslie Thomas's magic touch brings it crackling to life with warmth, wit and humour.

  • Imprint: Arrow

  • ISBN: 9780099499749

  • Length: 544  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 34mm x 110mm

  • Weight: 286g

  • RRP: £14.99

Reviews

  • 'Scenes rivalling the best of D. H. Lawrence'

    Daily Telegraph

  • 'Truly exciting'

    Daily Mail

  • 'Splendidly conveys...compassion, excitement, entertainment'

    Evening Standard

  • Vividly readable... Leslie Thomas is one of nature's life enchancers

    Sunday Express

  • A fine storyteller

    Sunday Telegraph

More from this Author

View all View all
View all View all

About the Author

Leslie Thomas

Born in Newport, Monmouthshire in 1931, Leslie Thomas is the son of a sailor who was lost at sea in 1943. His boyhood in an orphanage is evoked in This Time Next Week published in 1964. At sixteen, he became a reporter, before going on to do his national service. He won worldwide acclaim with his bestselling novel The Virgin Soldiers, which has achieved international sales of over two million copies.

Leslie Thomas

Our Use of Cookies

We use cookies on this site to enable certain parts of the site to function and to collect information about your use of the site so that we can improve our visitors’ experience.

For more on our cookies and changing your settings click here

Strictly Necessary

Strictly Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. See More.

Analytics

Analytics cookies help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. See More.

Preferences & Features

Preference and Feature cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as your language preferences and any customisations you make to pages on our website during your visit. See More.

Targeting / Advertising

Targeting cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They perform functions like preventing the same content from reappearing, ensuring ads are displayed and, in some cases, selecting content based on your interests. See More.