Shtum: A funny and uplifting story of families and love
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- Synopsis
- Ben Jewell has hit breaking point. His ten-year-old son Jonah has severe autism and Ben and his wife, Emma, are struggling to cope.When Ben and Emma fake a separation - a strategic decision to further Jonah's case in an upcoming tribunal - Ben and Jonah move in with Georg, Ben's elderly father. In a small house in North London, three generations of men - one who can't talk; two who won't - are thrown together.As Ben battles single fatherhood, a string of well-meaning social workers and his own demons, he learns some difficult home truths. Jonah, blissful in his innocence, becomes the prism through which all the complicated strands of personal identity, family history and misunderstanding are finally untangled.Perfect for fans of David Nicholls, THE SHOCK OF THE FALL and THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.Read by David Thorpe(p) 2016 Orion Publishing Group
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781409163008
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781409162988
- Publisher:
- Orion
- Date of Addition:
- 02/15/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Jem Lester
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Narrated By:
- David Thorpe
- Categories:
- Romance, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Humor
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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