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Book SynopsisA painful funny humane novel: beautifully written, addictively readable and so confident' The Times
Discover this brilliantly comic and moving bestselling novel by the award-winning author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Porpoise.
At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazz. Then Katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to Ray.
The family is not pleased, as her brother Jamie observes, Ray has ''strangler''s hands''. Katie can''t decide if she loves Ray, or loves the way he cares for her son Jacob, and her mother Jean is a bit put out by the way the wedding planning gets in the way of her affair with one of her husband''s former colleagues. And the tidy and pleasant life Jamie has created crumbles when he fails to invite his lover, Tony, to the dreaded
Trade Review
Brilliant...very funny * Sunday Telegraph *
A painful, funny, humane novel: beautifully written, addictively readable and so confident * The Times *
Wry, warm-hearted and entertaining -- Charlotte Moore * Telegraph *
Unforgettable * Daily Express *
A witty and subtle family drama * Independent on Sunday *
