28%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Wonder Lover
Malcolm Knox
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Wonder Lover
Paperback. What's the worst thing that can happen to a man who has not one, not two, but three secret families on the go? He falls in love. A spectacular new work of imagination from one of Australia's finest writers. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 520.
Longlisted for The Indie Book Awards 2016 Longlisted for The Voss Literary Prize 2016 This is the story of John Wonder, a man with three families, each one kept secret from the other, each one containing two children, a boy and a girl. As he travels from family to family in different cities, he works as an Authenticator, verifying world records, confirming facts, setting things straight, while his own life is a teetering tower of breathtaking lies and betrayals. 'Some books read as if they are touched by magic, so wondrous and astonishing ... Read more
Longlisted for The Indie Book Awards 2016 Longlisted for The Voss Literary Prize 2016 This is the story of John Wonder, a man with three families, each one kept secret from the other, each one containing two children, a boy and a girl. As he travels from family to family in different cities, he works as an Authenticator, verifying world records, confirming facts, setting things straight, while his own life is a teetering tower of breathtaking lies and betrayals. 'Some books read as if they are touched by magic, so wondrous and astonishing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
St Leonards, Australia
ISBN
9781760291129
SKU
V9781760291129
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Malcolm Knox
Malcolm Knox is the author of Summerland, Adult Book, Jamaica, which was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award in Australia in 2009 and won the Colin Roderick Award, and The Life. He is also a Walkley-Award-winning journalist and author of many non-fiction titles. He lives in Sydney.
Reviews for The Wonder Lover
Few authors have such a sharp eye - or stylish pen - for the secret lives of men.
Australian Women's Weekly
A deftly written and hypnotic tale about fidelity and longing.
Who Weekly
Complex and ambitious... The last third of the novel is a wonderfully sustained serio-comic account of the collision of worlds that John strove ... Read more
Australian Women's Weekly
A deftly written and hypnotic tale about fidelity and longing.
Who Weekly
Complex and ambitious... The last third of the novel is a wonderfully sustained serio-comic account of the collision of worlds that John strove ... Read more