The Dead Fathers Club (Other Format)
ISBN:
9781448703937 (144870393X)
Publish date: February 12th 2010
Publisher: Paw Prints
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Humor,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Retellings
A triumph of originality and humor, this clever novel by British author Matt Haig gives us Hamlet redux with an unforgettable voice all his own. When eleven-year-old Philip Noble is confronted by the ghost of his recently deceased father and asked to avenge his death, the boy finds himself in a thor...
Philip Noble is thirteen years old. He lives with his mum above the pub--the Castle and Falcon--that she and his dad ran together before his dad was killed in a car accident. Philip keeps fish and is interested in Roman history. Philip's a pretty normal kid, until his Dad's Ghost (Philip always c...
"His eyes had mouth locks in them so I couldnt speak."Wow - interesting, well-written and very different. Reminds me of the style of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night. Think Shakespeare......
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