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The Dead Fathers Club

Matt Haig

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Published by Vintage, part of Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback

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EAN: 9780099488750
Published: 5 Apr 2007

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Synopsis

Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy charms of her dead husband's brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining certainties of Philip's life crumble away when his father's ghost appears in the pub and declares Uncle Alan murdered him.

Arming himself with weapons from the school chemistry cupboard, Philip vows to carry out the ghost's relentless demands for revenge. But will Leah, the gorgeous daughter of Uncle Alan's God-fearing business partner, Mr Fairview, prove too much of a distraction? And can the words of a ghost be trusted any more than the lies of the living? Philip makes his decision and when the moment comes to act, he finds himself hurtling towards disaster.

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What the critics say

Humorous and original. This is one of those crossover books like The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time
- Daily Mail

[T]otally engrossing
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[An] elegant little farce
- Glasgow Herald

This novel is both funny, surreal and at times full of very black humour: a fine piece of work by a talented and clearly imaginative young writer
- Express on Sunday

The story is so surprising and strange that it vaults into a realm of its own ... One is never sure where the story is going next and that's what makes this book such sad fun
- Guardian

The story is quirky and, despite obvious plot similarities to Shakespeare's Hamlet, it is highly original
- Nottingham Evening Post

About the Author

Matt Haig was born in Sheffield in 1975 and grew up in Nottinghamshire. He has lived in London and Spain, and now lives in north Yorkshire. His writing has frequently appeared in the national press. He is the author of The Last Family in England, a UK bestseller narrated by a Labrador, and The Possession of Mr Cave. He has also written two children's novels, Shadow Forest and its sequel The Runaway Troll. His website is at www.matthaig.com.

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