A Boy Made of Blocks: The most uplifting novel of the year
By (Author) Keith Stuart
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
28th February 2017
29th December 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Short-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2018 (UK)
Paperback
416
Width 128mm, Height 195mm, Spine 26mm
286g
'One of those wonderful books that makes you laugh and cry at the same time' - Good Housekeeping
Meet thirtysomething dad, AlexHe loves his wife Jody, but has forgotten how to show it. He loves his son Sam, but doesn't understand him. Something has to change. And he needs to start with himself.Meet eight-year-old SamBeautiful, surprising, autistic. To him the world is a puzzle he can't solve on his own.When Sam starts to play MINECRAFT, it opens up a place where Alex and Sam begin to rediscover both themselves and each other . . . When life starts to tear one family apart, can they put themselves back together, one piece at a timeA BOY MADE OF BLOCKS is a beautiful, funny and heartwarming story of family and love inspired by the author's own experiences with his son.Funny, expertly plotted and written with enormous heart. Readers who enjoyed The Rosie Project will love A Boy Made of Blocks - I did - Graeme Simsion
Heartwarming, funny and special. I devoured this cracking book. - The Unmumsy MumA Boy Made of Blocks is constructed around not just a great plot, but a rare sense of honesty and insight - GuardianVery funny, incredibly poignant and full of insight. Awesome. - Jenny ColganThis is a wonderful, warm, insightful novel about family, friendship and love that tugs at your heart. - Daily MailKeith Stuart is an author and journalist. His heartwarming debut novel, A Boy Made of Blocks, was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and a major bestseller. His third novel, The Frequency of Us, was a BBC2 Between the Covers pick and Radio 4 Book at Bedtime. Keith has written for publications including Empire, Red and Esquire, and is the former games editor of the Guardian. He lives with his wife and two sons in Frome, Somerset.
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