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Shtum

By: Jem Lester
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Ben Jewell has hit a breaking point. His 10-year-old son, Jonah, has severe autism, and Ben and his wife, Emma, are struggling to cope.

When Ben and Emma fake a separation - a strategic decision to further Jonah's case in an upcoming tribunal - Ben and Jonah move in with Georg, Ben's elderly father. In a small house in North London, 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.

©2016 Jem Lester (P)2016 Orion Publishing Group Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Satire Comedy
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Hard to stop listening to it, even when incredibly sad. You will laugh out loud from shock rather than hilarity, but the characters draw you in so much you want to hear more.

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