A dazzlingly inventive novel about modern family, from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
The set up of Mark Haddon's brilliant new novel is simple: Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside. Richard has just re-married and inherited a willful stepdaughter in the process; Angela has a feckless husband and three children who sometimes seem alien to her. All eight arrive with low expectations for a pleasant holiday.
But because of Haddon's extraordinary narrative technique, the stories of these eight people are anything but simple. Told through the alternating viewpoints of each character, The Red House becomes a symphony of long-held grudges, fading dreams and rising hopes, tightly-guarded secrets and illicit desires, all adding up to a portrait of contemporary family life that is bittersweet, comic, and deeply felt.
The Red House is a literary tour-de-force that illuminates the puzzle of family in a profoundly empathetic manner--a novel sure to entrance the millions of readers of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
The set up of Mark Haddon's brilliant new novel is simple: Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside. Richard has just re-married and inherited a willful stepdaughter in the process; Angela has a feckless husband and three children who sometimes seem alien to her. All eight arrive with low expectations for a pleasant holiday.
But because of Haddon's extraordinary narrative technique, the stories of these eight people are anything but simple. Told through the alternating viewpoints of each character, The Red House becomes a symphony of long-held grudges, fading dreams and rising hopes, tightly-guarded secrets and illicit desires, all adding up to a portrait of contemporary family life that is bittersweet, comic, and deeply felt.
The Red House is a literary tour-de-force that illuminates the puzzle of family in a profoundly empathetic manner--a novel sure to entrance the millions of readers of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
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Hardback Editions
June 2012 : Hardback
| Title: The Red House: A Novel Author(s): Mark Haddon ISBN: 0-385-53577-5 / 978-0-385-53577-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2012 : Hardback
| Title: The Red House Author(s): Mark Haddon ISBN: 0-385-67692-1 / 978-0-385-67692-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Canada Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 2012 : Hardback
| Title: The Red House Author(s): Mark Haddon ISBN: 0-224-09640-0 / 978-0-224-09640-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2012 : Paperback
| Title: The Red House. by Mark Haddon Author(s): Mark Haddon ISBN: 0-224-09641-9 / 978-0-224-09641-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
June 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: The Red House Author(s): Mark Haddon ISBN: 0-307-98835-X / 978-0-307-98835-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: The Red House Author(s): Mark Haddon ISBN: 1-4458-6434-7 / 978-1-4458-6434-1 Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
June 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Red House: A Novel Author(s): Mark Haddon Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon More details... |
June 2012 : Unknown
| Title: The Red House Author(s): Mark Haddon ISBN: 1-61587-547-6 / 9781615875474 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Red House Author(s): Mark Haddon Publisher: Vintage Digital Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
2012 : Unknown
| Title: Red House [Paperback] Author(s): Mark Haddon Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon More details... |
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