A Robot In The Garden (Paperback)

Deborah Install

ISBN 10: 1784160520 / ISBN 13: 9781784160524

Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd, London, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. Charming story with huge heart of a stay-at-home husband whose life is changed forever when he finds a new friendFor fans of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, THE FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST and ET.'A MOST UNUSUAL AND DELIGHTFUL BOOK' Alexander McCall SmithFunny, touching, charming, wise- a friendship novel that explores what it is to be human.Some time in the future-Ben Chambers wakes up to find an old robot - rusty and dazed- sitting underneath the willow tree in his garden. It's not a new android model, the type people now use for domestic chores around the house, but an antique one, no longer of any use. Refusing to throw it on the skip as his wife Amy advises, he brings it inside.He names it Tang. Tang turns out to be needy, he has a chronic oil leak and some inside parts don't work properly. As Ben - who has never wanted children or even a job - grows closer to his new friend, he and his wife, Amy, grow further apart.When Amy finally walks out, Ben begins to realise he has now alienated all the human beings in his life.But his new friend needs to be fixed, if he is to have a future. And so Ben decides to take Tang back to his maker, half way across the world, on a remote island in the Pacific .Soon to be a major Warner Brothers Japan movie, starring Kazunari Ninomiya from ArashiREADERS LOVE IT TOO-There were so many funny parts in this book and i did not want it to end' 5 *****'A lovely book about friendship and discovery. Heartwarming' 4 ****'i knew nothing about this book when i started it and i could not put it down' 5 ****'Wonderful. i did not want it to stop' 5 ****'The characters are drawn with such tenderness' 5 **** Ben Chambers wakes up to find an unfamiliar object - rusty and lost - sitting underneath the willow tree in his garden. Refusing to throw it on the skip as his wife Amy advises, he takes it home. Ben does not want children, or even a job, and now he has found yet another reason to stay in his study and ignore everyone around him. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Robot In The Garden (Paperback)
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784160520
• ISBN 13: 9781784160524
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

'A MOST UNUSUAL AND DELIGHTFUL BOOK. DEBORAH INSTALL HAS CREATED A ROBOT TO REMEMBER' - Alexander McCall Smith


Funny, touching, charming, wise and a bit magical, this is a novel that explores what it is to be a man, a sentient being and even a parent. A gem of a first novel, especially for anyone who has ever found it difficult to connect with the world.

For fans of Nick Hornby's ABOUT A BOY, and WALL-E.

Ben Chambers wakes up to find an unfamiliar object - rusty and lost - sitting underneath the willow tree in his garden. Refusing to throw it on the skip as his wife Amy advises, he takes it home.


Ben does not want children, or even a job, and now he has found yet another reason to stay in his study and ignore everyone around him.


It is only when Amy walks out that Ben realises he has now alienated all the human beings in his life. He has only one friend left.


This is the story of an unlikely friendship, and how one man opens his heart to a past he did not want, and a future he cannot lose.

About the Author

Deborah Install has been writing fiction since childhood, submitting her first book to a publisher at the age of eight. Her love of writing persisted, leading to a number of jobs, including web journalism and her most recent role as copywriter at a design and marketing agency. A ROBOT IN THE GARDEN came about while caring for her new baby. She lives in Birmingham, UK, with her husband, toddler and affectionate but imperious cat.