An edition of The Dead Fathers Club (2006)

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An edition of The Dead Fathers Club (2006)

The Dead Fathers Club

  • 5.0 (2 ratings) ·
  • 17 Want to read
  • 2 Have read

Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy charms of her dead husband's brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining certainties of Philip's life crumble away when his father's ghost appears in the pub and declares Uncle Alan murdered him. Arming himself with weapons from the school chemistry cupboard, Philip vows to carry out the ghost's relentless demands for revenge. But will Leah, the gorgeous daughter of Uncle Alan's God-fearing business partner, Mr Fairview, prove too much of a distraction? And can the words of a ghost be trusted any more than the lies of the living? Philip makes his decision and when the moment comes to act, he finds himself hurtling towards disaster.

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Vintage
Language
English

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Cover of: Dead Fathers Club
Dead Fathers Club
2018, Canongate Books
in English
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Dead Fathers Club
2018, Canongate Books
in English
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The Dead Fathers Club
2008, Penguin USA, Inc.
eBook in English
Cover of: The Dead Fathers Club
The Dead Fathers Club
2007, Vintage
in English
Cover of: The Dead Fathers Club
The Dead Fathers Club
February 1, 2007, Viking Adult
Hardcover in English
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The Dead Fathers Club
December 18, 2007, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Paperback in English
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The Dead Fathers Club
February 1, 2006, Highbridge Audio
Audio CD in English - Unabridged edition
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The dead fathers club
2006, Jonathan Cape
in English

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Edition Notes

Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2006.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823.92
Library of Congress
PR6108.A39 D43 2006b, PR6108

The Physical Object

Pagination
pages cm

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL29552294M
ISBN 10
0099488752
ISBN 13
9780099488750
OCLC/WorldCat
76935585

Work Description

A ghost story with a twist—a suspenseful and poignantly funny update of HamletA triumph of originality and humor, this clever novel by British author Matt Haig gives us Hamlet redux with an unforgettable voice all his own. When eleven-year-old Philip Noble is confronted by the ghost of his recently deceased father and asked to avenge his death, the boy finds himself in a thorny dilemma. Revenge, after all, is a tricky business—especially when Philip is already distracted by his girlfriend, school bullies, self-doubt, and all the other challenges of adolescence. Viewing the adult world through the eyes of a young boy, The Dead Fathers Club is a brilliant, quirky take on a classic tale.

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