Owning Jacob by Simon Beckett
Ben is devastated by the sudden death of his wife and her son, six-year-old Jacob, is a joy to him in spite of the effort his autism involves. But while cleaning out her cupboards Ben discovers a hidden box, and within it, proof that Jacob was never her child: she stole him from a maternity ward. Horrified, Ben immediately sets out to find Jacob s real family. But his mother is dead, and his father is a madman. Jacob can t decide his own future, so Ben must do it for him.
BrilliantOne of the best novels I've read in years - Martina Cole on Where there's Smoke
Simon Beckett is in his mid-thirties and after doing an MA in literature started his own business, which he later sold and went to live in Spain on the proceeds. He's been a drummer in a rock group and is a freelance journalist, working regularly for broadsheet newspapers and colour supplements, especially the Independent on Sunday and The Sunday Times..
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340685952 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340685956 |
| Title | Owning Jacob |
| Author | Simon Beckett |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1999-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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