Shtum
By: Jem Lester
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9781409166511; 9781409162971; 9781409162995
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Mutism; Autistic children; Parents of autistic children; Single fathers; Family relationships; Father and child; Autistic Disorder
Description: Ben Jewell has hit breaking point. His ten-year-old son, Jonah, has never spoken. So when Ben and Jonah are forced to move in with Ben's elderly father, three generations of men - one who can't talk; two who won't - are thrown together. As Ben battles single fatherhood, a string of well-meaning social workers and his own demons, he learns some difficult home truths. Jonah, blissful in his innocence, becomes the prism through which all the complicated strands of personal identity, family history and misunderstanding are finally untangled. Perfect for fans of David Nicholls, THE SHOCK OF THE FALL and THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.