Win a signed copy of Mark Haddon's "A Spot of Bother"
A Spot of Bother is the latest novel from double BAFTA-winning author Mark Haddon – and we have a signed copy to give away!
Four runners up will also win an unsigned copy of the book, described by The Times as 'A painful, funny, humane, novel: beautifully written, addictively readable and so confident'.
The plot... At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazz.
Then Katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to Ray. Her family is not pleased - as her brother Jamie observes, Ray has 'strangler's hands'.
Katie can't decide if she loves Ray, or loves the wonderful way he has with her son Jacob, and her mother Jean is a bit put out by all the planning and arguing the wedding has occasioned, which get in the way of her quite fulfilling late-life affair with one of her husband's former colleagues.
And the tidy and pleasant life Jamie has created crumbles when he fails to invite his lover, Tony, to the dreaded nuptials.
Unnoticed in the uproar, George discovers a sinister lesion on his hip, and quietly begins to lose his mind.
The way these damaged people fall apart - and come together - as a family is the true subject of Mark Haddon's disturbing yet very funny portrait of a dignified man trying to go insane politely.
You can find more about the book and it's author on Mark Haddon's Blog.
To enter… just email your name, address and telephone number to - and put Mark Haddon in the subject line of your email!
Closing date: 13th July 2007.
Prize draw terms and conditions
1. Only one entry per household. 2. Closing date for entries is midnight on 13th July 2007. 3. Winners will be notified by 27th July 2007. 4. Persons under the age of 18, employees of Park Group and their families are not eligible to enter. 5. By entering the prize draw, acceptance of the rules is implied. 6 The main prize is 1 x signed Mark Haddon "A Spot of Bother" novel. Runner-up prizes are 4 x unsigned Mark Haddon "A Spot of Bother" novels. 7. No correspondence will be entered into regarding the competition. 8. This prize draw may appear across other Park publications or websites. 9. You can request a list of winners by emailing us at - put Mark Haddon winners list in the subject header. 10. We reserve the right to substitute the prize for one of equal or greater value.
