DEAD FATHERS CLUB

Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father hasdied in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy charmsof her dead husband's brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining certainties ofPhilip's life crumble away when his father's ghost appears in the pub anddeclares Uncle Alan murdered him. Arming himself with weapons from theschool chemistry cupboard, Philip vows to carry out the ghost's relentlessdemands for revenge. But will Leah, the gorgeous daughter of Uncle Alan'sGod-fearing business partner, Mr Fairview, prove too much of adistraction? And can the words of a ghost be trusted any more than thelies of the living? Philip makes his decision and when the moment comes toact, he finds himself hurtling towards disaster. Just as Matt Haig'sacclaimed and bestselling first novel, The Last Family in England, was abrilliant reworking of Henry IV Part 1, with dogs in the major roles, soThe Dead Fathers Club gives more than a nod towards Hamlet. Hilariouslyfunny, it is full of poignant insights into the strange workings of theworld seen through the eyes of a child.