After being summoned home by the news of his mother's heart attack, John Tremont is forced to confront his own middle age. While John's mother begins to make an astonishing recovery, his father deteriorates; having long ago handed over the running of his life to his domineering wife, he is unable to cope without her. With the help of his nineteen-year-old son, John assumes the role of carer. Before long, John finds himself caught between his son's feckless impatience to get on with his life and his father's ...
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After being summoned home by the news of his mother's heart attack, John Tremont is forced to confront his own middle age. While John's mother begins to make an astonishing recovery, his father deteriorates; having long ago handed over the running of his life to his domineering wife, he is unable to cope without her. With the help of his nineteen-year-old son, John assumes the role of carer. Before long, John finds himself caught between his son's feckless impatience to get on with his life and his father's heartbreaking willingness to let go, as both sons become trapped in the consuming, terrifying and repetitive world of looking after a dying loved-one. Brilliantly capturing the relationship between sons and fathers with humour and poignancy, Dad is a story of the love that binds generations of fathers and sons.
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Good. First edition copy. Collectible-Good. Good dust jacket. Owner's name on inside. Slightly dampstained. In protective mylar cover. (Literature, Fiction, Drama)
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Like New. 1st edition 1st printing-slight tan inside front cover-very very slight mark on page edge-otherwise cover and binding like new contents clean-enjoy.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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F/VG. D. J HAS A BIT OF CORNER AND SPINE-END WEAR WITH A TEAR AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE AND A FEW TINY TEARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR PANEL. A VERY NICE COPY.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Jacket illustration by Fred Marcellino. Textblock bottom corner with small smudge, light edgewear, near fine in a lightly rubbed very good dust jacket with a couple of tiny tears and front flap creased. Author's second book, basis for a film featuring Jack Lemmon and Ted Danson.
