The Young Accomplice

''Britain''s answer to Donna Tartt'' Sunday Times''A huge talent'' Hilary Mantel''Was this how it was going to be for ever? Wrapping things for customers in womenswear, no conversation. Polishing ...

''Britain''s answer to Donna Tartt'' Sunday Times''A huge talent'' Hilary Mantel''Was this how it was going to be for ever? Wrapping things for customers in womenswear, no conversation. Polishing the counters so her face reflected in the brass and sweeping floors at closing time until the boss said she could leave. How much worse off would she be if she went driving with a stranger for a while?''When sixteen-year-old Joyce Savigear absconds from work to go out with a man she barely knows, she hopes a new, exciting life is just beginning. But, two years later, she is waiting on a railway statio