Synopsis
On a sunny day in July 1964, Thomson returned home from school to discover his mother had died suddenly while playing tennis. 20 years later, Thomson and his brothers are told that their father has died alone in hospital. This text works Thomson's memories into a mosaic that reveals the fragility of family life in graphic detail.
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Rupert Thomson is the author of eight highly acclaimed novels: Dreams of Leaving, The Five Gates of Hell, Air & Fire, The Insult, Soft, The Book of Revelation, Divided Kingdom and most recently, Death of a Murderer, which was shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year Award and by World Book Day for the Book to Talk About 2008. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and daughter. This is his first book for Granta
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