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- Unnoticed in the uproar, George discovers a sinister lesion on his hip, and quietly begins to lose his mind. The way these damaged people fall apart – and come together – as a family is the true subject of Haddon’s disturbing yet amusing portrait of a dignified man trying to go insane politely.
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Mark Haddon’s contemporary novel A Spot of Bother (2006) centers on a hypochondriac consumed by thoughts of his impending death and family dramas. Receiving a positive critical reception, in 2006, the book received a nomination for the Costa Book Award.
The domestic comedy of A Spot of Bother is presented from four viewpoints. It begins as George Hall, a retired playground equipment manufacturer, decides that an odd spot on his hip is...
Mark Haddon's "A Spot of Bother" is a compelling and thought-provoking novel that delves into the intricacies of family dynamics, mental health, and the challenges of navigating life's unexpected twists and turns.
Book Summary. George Hall is an unobtrusive man. A little distant, perhaps, a little cautious, not quite at ease with the emotional demands of fatherhood, or manly bonhomie. He does not understand the modern obsession with talking about everything.
When George Hall, an unobtrusive man settling into a quiet retirement with his wife of many years, discovers a patch of eczema on his thigh, he immediately convinces himself that he has...
A Spot of Bother. Mark Haddon, 2006. Knopf Doubleday. 354 pp. ISBN-13:9780307278869. Summary. George Hall is an unobtrusive man. A little distant, perhaps, a little cautious, not at quite at ease with the emotional demands of fatherhood, or manly bonhomie.
A Spot of Bother “At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazz. Then Katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to Ray.
