Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.
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Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 1st Printing. Publisher's Complimentary copy with their sticker to ffep. First Edition/First Printing Published by Jonathan Cape, London 2003. Nr Fine clean and tight condition. Previous owner's name to ffep. No other marks or inscriptions. Slight dustiness to top edges. Adult version Dustjacket not price clipped and protected in archive cover.
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None. Fine in Fine jacket. A fine first edition of Mark Haddon's popular mystery novel, in the original dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by English novelist Mark Haddon, who won the Whitbread Book Award for Best Novel and Book of the Year as well as the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Fiction Book and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. This work was published simultaneously in separate editions for children and adults. This is the adult edition. Told in the first person perspective by Christopher John Francis Boone, a fifteen year old boy who describes himself as 'a mathematician with some behavioural difficulties'. It is a mystery novel, following Christopher's discovery of his neighbour's dead dog. Subsequently, this popular novel has become a successful stage show. With charming illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Dust wrapper is excellent, with very minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Fine.
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None. Fine in Fine jacket. A fine, first edition copy of the critically acclaimed novel 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time'. With original unclipped dustwrapper. Â This novel won the Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year as well as the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Fiction Book and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Â Â This work was published simultaneously in separate editions for children and adults. This is the adult edition. Â Told in the first person perspective by Christopher John Francis Boone, a fifteen year old boy who describes himself as 'a mathematician with some behavioural difficulties'. It is a mystery novel, following Christopher's discovery of his neighbour's dead dog. Â Subsequently, this popular novel has become a successful stage show. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is unclipped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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Not Stated. Fine in Fine jacket. A fine, signed, first edition of Mark Haddon's award-winning and critically acclaimed 2003 novel. A signed first edition, first impression of Mark Haddon's celebrated mystery novel, the winner of the Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year as well as the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Fiction Book and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Â Â Flat signed to the title page, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper, and with five loosely inserted promotional post cards. This work was published simultaneously in separate editions for children and adults. This is the adult edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. A touch of edge wear to dust wrapper head. Internally, firmly bound. Signed to title page. Pages clean and bright. Fine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
I enjoyed the book. The author gave readers many valuable lessons. For youth or adults, the book reveals how innocent people view those who are in their inner circle. I enjoyed the message. I would recommend the book to any one.
Betsaida P
Oct 28, 2014
Pebalon
Excelente servicio. Buen servicio, prontitud y garantía. Lo recomiendo.
liz
Jan 2, 2012
A wonder to read, wonderful to read
Funny, honest and inciteful The Curious Incident ... is one of those books that I read when working in school and reread to remind myself that life does have good bits as well as bad. How can the life of Christopher be changed by his investigation? Read the book and find out. This book does an excellent job of showing the human side of aspergers and leaving us with a more rounded character, a teenager who goes out into the world and finds coping mechanisms for dealing with more than a simple case of canine murder... One of my dessert island books.
PollyPrince
Sep 23, 2011
A Curious Tale
This is an unusual story, told through the eyes of a 15 year old boy, who suffers from Asperger's Syndrome. Once I had checked out the nature of this illness, I cautiously began reading.
The action begins with the discovery of the body of a neighbour's dog with a garden fork sticking out of it and Christopher, our protagonist, decides to don his metaphorical deerstalker and unmask the killer. This is the beginning of a journey that will lead to a surprising revelation and turn his world upside down.
Christopher lives with his father, his mother having died of heart problems some years earlier, and because of his illness, he attends a special school. His symptoms include dislike of certain colours, being touched, various foods, and mostly strangers and strange places. His father disapproves of his detective work, and there are arguments between the two on this and other subjects.
Being a stickler for detail, Christopher interviews the neighbours about the killing, but treads on a few toes and further upsets his father, which leads to the confiscation of his notebook containing all of his clues and notes, which is thrown into the rubbish bin. Once his father has left the house, he looks in the bin to retrieve his notes, but the notebook is not there. He searches the house and eventually finds the notebook in a box in his father's room, but there is more than his notebook in the box, and he makes a shocking discovery which forces him to make a long journey on his own.
The many explanatory drawings, tables and diagrams help to explain Christopher's view of life and how he deals with the day to day trials and tribulations he comes across and the processes he has been taught, and which he has taught himself, to deal with his illness.
An excellent book, and a worthy winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year in 2003.
Holly G
Feb 5, 2011
Wonderful reading
This book was a joy to read. The perspective from the narrator was fascinating, and gave the book some magic.