Mr Toppit: The Darkly Comic Richard & Judy Bestseller
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The bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club Pick
'Jangly with secrets' Sunday Times
'Funny, inventive, surprisingly moving' Guardian
' Royal Tenenbaums -style saga of dysfunctional family' The Times
When Arthur Hayman, author of The Hayseed Chronicles , dies, a bizarre chain of events makes his series of children's novels world-famous. But buried deep inside the books lie secrets that begin to shake Arthur's family - his son, Luke, reluctantly immortalized as the young hero; his daughter, Rachel, for whom the books are a hole through which her life has fallen; and his enigmatic wife, Martha, who knows that secrets are best kept well-hidden.
And at the heart of The Hayseed Chronicles is the mysterious Mr Toppit, who will let none of the Haymans out of his grasp...
A darkly comic story of a family shaped by their father's literary legacy, exploring fame, fandom and long-buried secrets
Author: Charles Elton
Format: Paperback, 384 pages, 196mm x 128mm, 260 g
Published: 2017, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
The bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club Pick
'Jangly with secrets' Sunday Times
'Funny, inventive, surprisingly moving' Guardian
' Royal Tenenbaums -style saga of dysfunctional family' The Times
When Arthur Hayman, author of The Hayseed Chronicles , dies, a bizarre chain of events makes his series of children's novels world-famous. But buried deep inside the books lie secrets that begin to shake Arthur's family - his son, Luke, reluctantly immortalized as the young hero; his daughter, Rachel, for whom the books are a hole through which her life has fallen; and his enigmatic wife, Martha, who knows that secrets are best kept well-hidden.
And at the heart of The Hayseed Chronicles is the mysterious Mr Toppit, who will let none of the Haymans out of his grasp...
A darkly comic story of a family shaped by their father's literary legacy, exploring fame, fandom and long-buried secrets
Mr Toppit: The Darkly Comic Richard & Judy Bestseller