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A family's bitter reunion in the English countryside.

This book is perfect for those who love character-driven family dramas. The Red House explores the complex relationships between siblings and the impact of past traumas. Haddon's ability to weave together multiple perspectives and timelines creates a compelling read that will leave you thinking about the characters long after you finish.

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ISBN: 9780224096409
Authors: Mark Haddon
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Date of Publication: 2012-05-10
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 2.96
(rated by 16021 readers)

Description

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 him 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.
 

A family's bitter reunion in the English countryside.

This book is perfect for those who love character-driven family dramas. The Red House explores the complex relationships between siblings and the impact of past traumas. Haddon's ability to weave together multiple perspectives and timelines creates a compelling read that will leave you thinking about the characters long after you finish.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.