The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig
*MATT HAIG'S NEW NOVEL THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW * FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy charms of her dead husband's brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining certainties of Philip's life crumble away when his father's ghost appears in the pub and declares Uncle Alan murdered him. Arming himself with weapons from the school chemistry cupboard, Philip vows to carry out the ghost's relentless demands for revenge. But can the words of a ghost be trusted any more than the lies of the living?
Humorous and original * * Daily Mail * *
A story. . so surprising and strange that it vaults into a realm of its own * * Guardian * *
Both funny, surreal and at times full of very black humour * * Sunday Express * *
Totally engrossing * * Observer * *
Touching, quirky and macabre * * S Magazine, Sunday Express * *
Matt Haig is a writer for children and adults who is adept at digging into the human heart * * Sunday Times * *
Haig writes exquisitely from the perspective of the heart-sore outsider, but at their most moving his novels reveal the unbearable beauty of ordinary life * * Guardian * *
A story. . so surprising and strange that it vaults into a realm of its own * * Guardian * *
Both funny, surreal and at times full of very black humour * * Sunday Express * *
Totally engrossing * * Observer * *
Touching, quirky and macabre * * S Magazine, Sunday Express * *
Matt Haig is a writer for children and adults who is adept at digging into the human heart * * Sunday Times * *
Haig writes exquisitely from the perspective of the heart-sore outsider, but at their most moving his novels reveal the unbearable beauty of ordinary life * * Guardian * *
Matt Haig is the number one bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and six highly acclaimed novels for adults, including How to Stop Time, The Humans and The Radleys. As a writer for children and young adults he has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been nominated three times for the Carnegie Medal. His work has been published in over forty languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786893253 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786893258 |
| Title | The Dead Fathers Club |
| Author | Matt Haig |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2018-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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