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Un hijo
Un hijo (Ein Sohn)
Un hijo is a crossover novel full of tenderness and intrigue that readers of The curious incident of the dog in the night-time will love.
Guille is an introvert child with a permanent smile and a passionate reader. His favourite is Mary Poppins. He has only one friend, Nazia, a girl from Pakistan. So far, so good. But hidden behind his calm façade, there is a world as fragile as a house of cards and a mystery waiting to be solved. The pieces of this puzzle comprise a father in crisis, an absent mother, a scheming teacher and a psychologist, who tries to get to the bottom of Guille’s secret.
A choral novel suffused with deep feelings, tenderness, with words that are left unspoken and an enthralling mystery.
Alejandro Palomas has created a real child that thinks, behaves and reacts as a child. Maybe as a fantastic one, but as a child with secrets, with great sadness and courage. A story with a taste noir and The little prince flavouring, written with intelligence and affection, a novel that does justice to children.
Spain: La Galera (Spanish and Catalan), March 2015 (288 pp.; age 16+)
