{"product_id":"shtum-by-jem-lester-paperback-2016","title":"Shtum by Jem Lester (Paperback, 2016)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eShtum \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eby Jem Lester\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback – 12 April 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBen Jewell has hit breaking point.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHis ten-year-old son, Jonah, has never spoken. So when Ben and Jonah are forced to move in with Ben's elderly father, three generations of men - one who can't talk; two who won't - are thrown together.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs Ben battles single fatherhood, a string of well-meaning social workers and his own demons, he learns some difficult home truths.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJonah, blissful in his innocence, becomes the prism through which all the complicated strands of personal identity, family history and misunderstanding are finally untangled.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePerfect for fans of David Nicholls, THE SHOCK OF THE FALL and THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFunny, moving and uplifting, SHTUM is a novel about three generations of a family learning how to get along.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJem Lester was a journalist for nine years and saw the Berlin Wall fall in 1989 - and though there, he denies personal responsibility. He was also the last journalist to interview the legendary Fred Zinnemann, before the director died. He denies responsibility for that too. He taught English and Media studies at secondary schools for nine years. Jem has two children, one of whom is profoundly autistic, and for them he accepts total responsibility. He lives in London with his partner and her two children.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJem's first novel, SHTUM, won the 2013 PFD\/City University Prize for Fiction.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Orion; 1st edition (12 April 2016)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1409162974\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781409162971\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.3 x 2.4 x 15.6 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"1000 Things Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50846600462657,"sku":"B593","price":39.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1206\/9004\/files\/256119651213-0.jpg?v=1758765320","url":"https:\/\/1000things.com.au\/zh\/products\/shtum-by-jem-lester-paperback-2016","provider":"1000 Things Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}