Going Home - One of the Observer's Debut Novels of 2024 (Lamont Tom)(Pevná vazba)

''Shrewd, heartfelt and witty''DAILY TELEGRAPH, A BOOK OF THE SUMMMER''Meltingly warm''OBSERVER, 10 BEST NEW NOVELISTS FOR 2024''Pepped up and gorgeous, just bristling with life''OLIVIA LAING, GUARDIAN''A different kind of love story, beautifully told . . . impressive''FINANCIAL TIMES''A beautiful, funny tale of London and lives new and old''SUNDAY TIMES''It has charm to burn''OBSERVER''Very funny in places and deeply poignant in others - I loved it . . . word-perfect''INDIA KNIGHT''Remarkable''LITERARY REVIEW''A spirit-lifting debut''DAVID MITCHELL, author of Cloud Atlas''Poignant yet very funny . . . Tom Lamont writes in clear, swift prose about the power struggles that exist in even the most loving of families and the longest of friendships. A lyrical, hypnotic delight''KATHERINE HEINY, author of Games and Rituals''I will never forget these characters: so pained and funny, so brilliantly drawn, wrestled with and forgiven'' HELEN GARNER, author of The Children''s Bach''I adored every moment. The characters have stayed with me ever since''BELLA MACKIE, author of How To Kill Your FamilyLocal boy Téo Erskine is back in the north London suburb of his youth, visiting his father - stubborn, selfish, complicated Vic. Things have changed for Téo: he''s got a steady job, a brand-new car and a London flat all concrete and glass, with a sliver of a river view.Except, underneath the surface, not much has changed at all. He''s still the boy seeking his father''s approval; the young ma
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