A Spot of Bother, A

A Spot of Bother, A

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Author: Mark Haddon

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 400


Mark Haddon s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was much loved and one of the bestselling novels of recent years. Winner of seventeen literary prizes, including the Whitbread Award, it was published simultaneously in adult and children s editions and was a bestseller in both. Haddon returns with a novel of such warmth, humour and insight into human frailty that it is destined to equal or even outdo the performance of CURIOUS INCIDENT. A Spot of Bother begins with George Hall, retired, in his sixties, finding a mark on his hip. He is convinced that he has skin cancer and, with death apparently just round the corner, begins acting oddly. His wife, Jean, is of course concerned, but she has other things on her mind- their daughter Katie announces that she is marrying a man she and George do not wholly approve of, and Jean herself is carrying on an affair with a former work colleague of George s. The fourth member of the Hall family is Jamie, an estate agent, who is having problems committing himself to his boyfriend Tony. Haddon's lines are simultaneously laugh-out-loud funny, achingly poignant and deeply horrifying. Few authors demonstrate such unashamed love for
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Mark Haddon

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 400


Mark Haddon s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was much loved and one of the bestselling novels of recent years. Winner of seventeen literary prizes, including the Whitbread Award, it was published simultaneously in adult and children s editions and was a bestseller in both. Haddon returns with a novel of such warmth, humour and insight into human frailty that it is destined to equal or even outdo the performance of CURIOUS INCIDENT. A Spot of Bother begins with George Hall, retired, in his sixties, finding a mark on his hip. He is convinced that he has skin cancer and, with death apparently just round the corner, begins acting oddly. His wife, Jean, is of course concerned, but she has other things on her mind- their daughter Katie announces that she is marrying a man she and George do not wholly approve of, and Jean herself is carrying on an affair with a former work colleague of George s. The fourth member of the Hall family is Jamie, an estate agent, who is having problems committing himself to his boyfriend Tony. Haddon's lines are simultaneously laugh-out-loud funny, achingly poignant and deeply horrifying. Few authors demonstrate such unashamed love for