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Shtum

Shtum

by Jem Lester
4.2
based on 1932 ratings

About this book

Powerful, darkly funny and heart-breaking, Shtum is a story about fathers and sons, autism, and dysfunctional relationships. Ben Jewell has hit breaking point. His ten-year-old son Jonah has severe autism and Ben and his wife, Emma, are struggling to cope. When Ben and Emma fake a separation - a strategic decision to further Jonah's case in an upcoming tribunal - Ben and Jonah move in with Georg, Ben's elderly father. In a small house in North London, three generations of men - one who can't talk; two who won't - are thrown together.

Book Details

ISBN13 9781409162988
ISBN10 1409162982
Series/Work OL20054933W View on OpenLibrary
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Autistic youth Autistic youth -- Fiction Fathers and sons Fathers and sons, fiction Fathers and sons -- Fiction Fiction Fiction, family life Fiction, general Fiction, humorous Fiction, humorous, general Fiction, jewish Parents of autistic children Parents of autistic children -- Fiction

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