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The Red House (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

After his mother's death, Richard, a newly remarried hospital consultant, decides to build bridges with his estranged sister, inviting Angela and her family for a week in a rented house on the Welsh border. Four adults and four children, a single family and all of them [...]

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Red House (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

Angela and her brother Richard have spent twenty years avoiding each other. Now, after the death of their mother, they bring their families together for a holiday in a rented house on the Welsh border. Four adults and four children. Seven days of shared meals, log fires, [...]

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Red House Signed Edition (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

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A Spot of Bother (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement. Then Katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to Ray. Her mother Jean is a bit put out by all the arguing the wedding has occasioned, which gets in the way of her late-life [...]

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The Red House (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

An dazzlingly inventive novel about modern family, from the author of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime." Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister and her family to join his family for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside. The [...]

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The Red House (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

Estranged siblings, Richard and Angela, take a holiday with their families on the Welsh border. Its not long before old ghosts start to rise up. Past and present lovers. Friends, enemies, saviours. And watching over all of them, Angelas stillborn daughter. The bestselling [...]

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The Red House (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

After his mother's death, Richard, a newly remarried hospital consultant, decides to build bridges with his estranged sister, inviting Angela and her family for a week in a rented house on the Welsh border. But in the quiet and stillness of the valley, ghosts begin to rise up.

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The Red House (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

A tale told from rotating viewpoints traces seven days of bitterly comic family dynamics and confrontation when a wealthy doctor invites his estranged sister's family to join his newly blended one at a vacation home in the English countryside.

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Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve [...]

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Book)

ANONYMOUS (Author), Mark Haddon (Author)

There are also no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he knows all the countries in the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7507.

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A Spot of Bother (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

At 57, George Hall is settling down to a retirement. Then Katie, his daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to Ray. Her brother Jamie observes that Ray has 'strangler's hands'. This book features a portrait of a dignified man trying to go insane politely. It [...]

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The Red House (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

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Boom!: Or 70,000 Light Years (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author)

An explosive, highly charged, and hilarious middle-grade adventure from Mark Haddon, acclaimed author of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.". From the moment that Jim and his best friend, Charlie, bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers [...]

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Stop What You're Doing and Read This ! (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author), Mark Rosen Haddon (Author), Michael Rosen (Author), Zadie Smith (Author)

The ten essays in this book tell us about the experience of reading, why access to books should never be taken forgranted, how reading transforms our brains, and how literature can save lives. In any 24 hours there are so many demands on your time and attention - books [...]

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Book)

Mark Haddon (Author), Mark Stephens Haddon (Author), Mark/ Stephens Haddon (Author), Simon Stephens (Author)

This schools' edition of Mark Haddon's multi-award-winning novel adapted for the National Theatre by Simon Stephens is perfect for Key Stages 3 and 4.

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