Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome,a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths,science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories,however,the more he unearths,the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.
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Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKISBN: 9781782953463Number of pages: 288Weight: 206 gDimensions: 198 x 128 x 16 mm
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Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero,for the humbling instruction this warm and often funny novel offers and for showing that the best lives are lived where difference is cherishedThe clash between Christopher's view of the world and the way it looks to the rest of us makes this an extraordinarily moving,often blackly funny read. It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book,so the decision to publish it simultaneously for older children and adults is certainly well-foundedBrilliantly inventive,full of dazzling set-pieces,unbearably sad,yet also skilfully dodging any encounters with sentimentality,this isn't simply the most original novel I've read in years...It's also one of the bestA stroke of genius,as the advantages of having a naive,literal-minded boy in the driving seat are manifold...We do learn what it might feel like to have Asperger's SyndromeThe book gave me that rare,greedy feeling of: this is so good I want to read it all at once but I mustn't or it will be over too soon
Mark Haddon
An author of children's and adult fiction as well as graphic novels and poetry,Mark Haddon is best-known for his bestselling 2003 novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His other work includes: The Red House,A Spot of Bother and The Pier Falls.
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