A Spot of Bother

Name: A Spot of Bother
Author: Mark Haddon
ISBN: 9780099506928

Mark HaddonAuthor

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About the book

'A painful funny humane novel: beautifully written, addictively readable and so confident' The Times

Discover this brilliantly comic and moving bestselling novel by the award-winning author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Porpoise.

At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazz. Then Katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to Ray.

The family is not pleased, as her brother Jamie observes, Ray has 'strangler's hands'. Katie can't decide if she loves Ray, or loves the way he cares for her son Jacob, and her mother Jean is a bit put out by the way the wedding planning gets in the way of her affair with one of her husband's former colleagues. And the tidy and pleasant life Jamie has created crumbles when he fails to invite his lover, Tony, to the dreaded nuptials.

Unnoticed in the uproar, George discovers a sinister lesion on his hip, and quietly begins to lose his mind.

ISBN9780099506928

PublisherRandom House UK Ltd

Publication Date06/07/07

Pages512

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ISBN9780099506928

PublisherRandom House UK Ltd

Publication Date06/07/07

Pages512

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martinschki
23 Followers
martinschki
23 Followers
3.0
Ein unterhaltsamer Roman für Zwischendurch mit vielen Fettnäpfchen, Zufällen und Irrungen, der einen schmunzeln lässt.
Jul 8, 2025
3.0
Ein unterhaltsamer Roman für Zwischendurch mit vielen Fettnäpfchen, Zufällen und Irrungen, der einen schmunzeln lässt.
Jul 8, 2025
gwy
2 Followers
gwy
2 Followers
3.0
I read this book in one day, it was kind of sweet and sad and good but not so much that i felt very emotional or invested in the characters. Overall, i did enjoy reading the book (or i wouldn't have gotten through it that fast), but i do not think it moved me in a way other books did that i read recently.
Jan 1, 2024
3.0
I read this book in one day, it was kind of sweet and sad and good but not so much that i felt very emotional or invested in the characters. Overall, i did enjoy reading the book (or i wouldn't have gotten through it that fast), but i do not think it moved me in a way other books did that i read recently.
Jan 1, 2024
carosbuecher
47 Followers
carosbuecher
47 Followers
3.0
After what seems ages I've finally managed to finish a book again. And I was quite sure that I'll finish this because 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' is one of my favorites. So I started this book with quite high expectations, and even though I liked again Haddon's easy-going writing style and that he manages to make everyday life something special as well as to combine sad and funny moments to a perfect mix, I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed by the story itself. Still, it was a very good read for the evenings and a lazy Sunday, something I could just go on with that didn't need a lot of cognitive capacity ;)
May 31, 2024
3.0
After what seems ages I've finally managed to finish a book again. And I was quite sure that I'll finish this because 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' is one of my favorites. So I started this book with quite high expectations, and even though I liked again Haddon's easy-going writing style and that he manages to make everyday life something special as well as to combine sad and funny moments to a perfect mix, I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed by the story itself. Still, it was a very good read for the evenings and a lazy Sunday, something I could just go on with that didn't need a lot of cognitive capacity ;)
May 31, 2024