Mark Haddon

A tale told from rotating viewpoints traces seven days of bitterly comic family dynamics and confrontation when a wealthy doctor invites his estranged sister's family to join his newly blended one at a vacation home in the English countryside.

An explosive, highly charged, and hilarious middle-grade adventure from Mark Haddon, acclaimed author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

From the moment that Jim and his best friend, Charlie, bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers speaking to each other in a secret language, they know there's an adventure on its way.

But what does "spudvetch" actually mean, and why do Mr. Kidd's eyes flicker with...

El autor de El curioso incidente del perro a medianoche vuelve con su mejor narrativa. Los nueve relatos de esta lírica y poderosísima colección se adentran en diversos territorios (la aventura clásica, la ciencia ficción, el cuento alegórico o el realismo despiadado), pero Haddon despliega en todos ellos su inigualable destreza estilística y esa empatía que ha hechizado a los lectores de sus novelas. El resultado final es una fascinante...