by Mark Haddon · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099507437
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«A Spot of Bother» is the contemporary fiction novel by Mark Haddon, published by Vintage in paperback (512 pages, in English).
After retiring, the reserved George only wants a peaceful life, but his family falls apart: his daughter Katie announces her wedding to Ray, an unsuitable man; his wife Jean is having an affair and his son Jamie sees his relationship falter. When George discovers a lesion on his hip, he becomes convinced he has cancer and starts losing his mind. Mark Haddon composes a black comedy about family and dignity.
Novel by the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; shortlisted for the Costa Book Award.
For readers of contemporary fiction who enjoy family satire and British humor.
Mark Haddon is an English novelist, best known for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003). He won the Whitbread Award, the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, the Guardian Prize, and a Commonwealth Writers' Prize for his work.
