This Party's Got to Stop by Rupert Thomson

This Party's Got to Stop by Rupert Thomson

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On a warm, sunny day in July 1964, Thomson returned home from school to discover that his mother had died suddenly while playing tennis. Twenty years later, Thomson and his brothers get word that their father has died alone in hospital. This title works Thomson's memories into a mosaic that reveals the fragility of family life in graphic detail.

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This Party's Got to Stop by Rupert Thomson

On a warm, sunny day in July 1964, Thomson returned home from school to discover that his mother had died suddenly while playing tennis. Twenty years later, Thomson and his brothers get word that their father has died alone in hospital. This title works Thomson's memories into a mosaic that reveals the fragility of family life in graphic detail.
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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ISBN 13 9781847081629
ISBN 10 1847081622
Title This Party's Got to Stop
Author Rupert Thomson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 2010-04-01
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.