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Informationen zum Autor Mark Haddon is a writer and artist. His bestselling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003) won seventeen literary prizes, was translated into 36 languages, and went on to become an award-winning stage adaptation by Simon Stephens. His most recent works of fiction include a novel, The Porpoise (2019), and a collection of fables and stories, Dogs and Monsters (2024). Klappentext 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. Her 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 nuptials. Unnoticed in the uproar! George discovers a sinister lesion on his hip! and quietly begins to lose his mind. Zusammenfassung 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 also talks about the people who fall apart and come together as a family.
