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16%OFFCharles Elton - Mr Toppit - 9781408884881 - V9781408884881
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Mr Toppit

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Description for Mr Toppit Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
The bestselling, Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Mr Toppit is a darkly comic, enthralling story of a family shaped by their father's literary legacy, exploring fame, fandom and long-buried secrets When Arthur Hayman, author of The Hayseed Chronicles, dies, a bizarre chain of events conspires to make his series of children's novels world-famous. But buried deep inside the books lie secrets that begin to shake Arthur's family - his son, Luke, reluctantly immortalized as the young hero; his daughter, Rachel, for whom the books are a hole through which her life has fallen; and his enigmatic ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408884881
SKU
V9781408884881
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Charles Elton
Charles Elton was educated at Reading University. He was a Director of Literary Agency Curtis Brown before becoming an Independent TV producer in 1991. In 2000 he joined ITV as Executive Producer in Drama and left in 2010 when his first novel, Mr Toppit, was published. His second novel, The Songs, will be published by Bloomsbury in 2017. He lives ... Read more

Reviews for Mr Toppit
An extraordinary debut, not only for its confident storytelling but for its nerdish familiarity with such an eclectic range of subjects ... Dark, funny ... jangly with secrets
Sunday Times
A masterly tale of quiet torment
Sunday Telegraph
Funny, inventive, surprisingly moving, hopeful
Guardian
A chillingly mingled hit of love, need and dread
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Goodreads reviews for Mr Toppit


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