June 2013 Debut of the Month.
Winner of the Prix Goncourt for Debut Fiction in 2011.
An award-winning bestseller first published in France with a truly unique perspective. Follow a grief-stricken father, after the sudden death of his son - through the son's eyes. This witty, wisdom-laden blurring of memoir and fiction is a remarkable book about life that, like The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly, will be talked about and deserves to be read.
In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion for The Son a small number of Lovereading members were lucky enough to be invited to review this title - 'I have read a lot of books this year, but this is the one that will stay with me.' - Angie Rhodes. Scroll down to read more reviews.
We first meet Michel eleven days after the death of his son Lion. Lion was lost, suddenly, to a virulent strain of meningitis and it's left his father and entire family reeling. We join Michel on his personal journey through grief, but the twist that makes the journey truly remarkable, and tips this true story into fiction, is the fact that we see it all through Lion's eyes.
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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We first meet Michel eleven days after the death of his son Lion. Lion was lost, suddenly, to a virulent strain of meningitis and it's left his father and entire family reeling.
The Son features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama, Biographies & Autobiographies, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Recommendations
Paperback, Hardback. Not Available.
The Son was written by Michel Rostain and published by Tinder Press an imprint of Headline Publishing Group
