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A Robot In The Garden
Deborah Install
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Description for A Robot In The Garden
Paperback. Ben Chambers wakes up to find an unfamiliar object - rusty and lost - sitting underneath the willow tree in his garden. Refusing to throw it on the skip as his wife Amy advises, he takes it home. Ben does not want children, or even a job, and now he has found yet another reason to stay in his study and ignore everyone around him. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 226.
'A MOST UNUSUAL AND DELIGHTFUL BOOK. DEBORAH INSTALL HAS CREATED A ROBOT TO REMEMBER' - Alexander McCall Smith Funny, touching, charming, wise and a bit magical, this is a novel that explores what it is to be a man, a sentient being and even a parent. A gem of a first novel, especially for anyone who has ever found it difficult to connect with the world. For fans of Nick Hornby's ABOUT A BOY, and WALL-E. Ben Chambers wakes up to find an unfamiliar object - rusty and lost - sitting underneath the willow tree in his garden. Refusing to throw it on the skip as his wife Amy advises, he takes it home. Ben does not want children, or even a job, and now he has found yet another reason to stay in his study and ignore everyone around him. It is only when Amy walks out that Ben realises he has now alienated all the human beings in his life. He has only one friend left. This is the story of an unlikely friendship, and how one man opens his heart to a past he did not want, and a future he cannot lose.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784160524
SKU
9781784160524
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Deborah Install
Deborah Install has worked as a website copywriter. Her debut novel, A ROBOT IN THE GARDEN, is inspired by her own young son. She lives in Birmingham with her family where she bakes good cakes and writes even better books.
Reviews for A Robot In The Garden
Wonderfully weird and uplifting
Heat Magazine
A wonderful debut novel
ajbookreviewclub.wordpress.com
This would make a wonderful uplifting movie
thepewterwolf.blogspot.co.uk
A story that spans across many countries, `A Robot In The Garden' is a light-hearted and poignant tale, packed with humour, love and adorable little robot that just wants to make friends.
handwrittengirl.com
This story is touching and well told, concentrating on the relationship between a man and a robot. It's unique and so heart-warming!
thebookishuniverse.wordpress.com
I can sum this up in one word; ADORABLE! A book that explodes with cuteness and humour
betweenmylines.com
Deborah has created a truly wonderful, heartfelt story of friendship that completely melted my heart. This is without a doubt one of the best books that I have read this year
lauraslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk
A Robot in the Garden is a lovely, wonderful debut novel and I really hope it's not the last we see of Tang, and the other interesting characters the author has created. Off to re-read...
reviewedthebook.co.uk
A story of true friendship, love and the journey of self-discovery and I utterly adored it. The storyline was superb, the characters were solid and adorable and the writing was flawless.
thebloggersbookshop.blogspot.co.uk
The story is sweet, charming, funny, and I found myself really enjoying it
thebooklife.co.uk
The `character goes on a journey of self-discovery' trope is a well used one in all forms of art, but it's rarely done as wonderfully or with such imagination, as in Deborah Install's debut novel `A Robot In The Garden'.
ifthesebookscouldtalk.com
I literally could not put this book down. It is truly a magical read
compellingreads.co.uk
It's hard to believe that such a book can be a debut for the author, and I will be advising everyone to read it
bcfreviews.wordpress.com
Read this book, you'll enjoy it and that's all there is to say on the matter!
dark-readers.com
It made me smile, it made me laugh - and the last chapter or two had me laughing out loud several times
mac-adventureswithbooks.blogspot.co.uk
This is a wonderful, heart-warming book with a great big dollop of humour, guaranteed to draw in the reader and hold their interest until the very last page
thecuriousgingercat.blogspot.co.uk
a touching story of friendship and growing up. 'The Robot in the Garden' is a very unique and quirky read
lynseysbooks.blogspot.co.uk
A heartwarming mix of fantasy and road novel
Booklist STARRED REVIEW
Heat Magazine
A wonderful debut novel
ajbookreviewclub.wordpress.com
This would make a wonderful uplifting movie
thepewterwolf.blogspot.co.uk
A story that spans across many countries, `A Robot In The Garden' is a light-hearted and poignant tale, packed with humour, love and adorable little robot that just wants to make friends.
handwrittengirl.com
This story is touching and well told, concentrating on the relationship between a man and a robot. It's unique and so heart-warming!
thebookishuniverse.wordpress.com
I can sum this up in one word; ADORABLE! A book that explodes with cuteness and humour
betweenmylines.com
Deborah has created a truly wonderful, heartfelt story of friendship that completely melted my heart. This is without a doubt one of the best books that I have read this year
lauraslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk
A Robot in the Garden is a lovely, wonderful debut novel and I really hope it's not the last we see of Tang, and the other interesting characters the author has created. Off to re-read...
reviewedthebook.co.uk
A story of true friendship, love and the journey of self-discovery and I utterly adored it. The storyline was superb, the characters were solid and adorable and the writing was flawless.
thebloggersbookshop.blogspot.co.uk
The story is sweet, charming, funny, and I found myself really enjoying it
thebooklife.co.uk
The `character goes on a journey of self-discovery' trope is a well used one in all forms of art, but it's rarely done as wonderfully or with such imagination, as in Deborah Install's debut novel `A Robot In The Garden'.
ifthesebookscouldtalk.com
I literally could not put this book down. It is truly a magical read
compellingreads.co.uk
It's hard to believe that such a book can be a debut for the author, and I will be advising everyone to read it
bcfreviews.wordpress.com
Read this book, you'll enjoy it and that's all there is to say on the matter!
dark-readers.com
It made me smile, it made me laugh - and the last chapter or two had me laughing out loud several times
mac-adventureswithbooks.blogspot.co.uk
This is a wonderful, heart-warming book with a great big dollop of humour, guaranteed to draw in the reader and hold their interest until the very last page
thecuriousgingercat.blogspot.co.uk
a touching story of friendship and growing up. 'The Robot in the Garden' is a very unique and quirky read
lynseysbooks.blogspot.co.uk
A heartwarming mix of fantasy and road novel
Booklist STARRED REVIEW