A Robot in the Garden by Deborah Install
Funny, touching, charming, wise and a bit magical, this is a novel that explores what it is to be a man, a sentient being and even a parent.
A gem of a first novel, especially for anyone who has ever found it difficult to connect with the world. For fans of Nick Hornby's About a Boy, and Wall-E.
Ben Chambers wakes up to find an unfamiliar object - rusty and lost - sitting underneath the willow tree in his garden. Refusing to throw it on the skip as his wife Amy advises, he takes it home. Ben does not want children, or even a job, and now he has found yet another reason to stay in his study and ignore everyone around him. It is only when Amy walks out that Ben realises he has now alienated all the human beings in his life. He has only one friend left.
This is the story of an unlikely friendship, and how one man opens his heart to a past he did not want, and a future he cannot lose.
Format: Paperback | 288 pages
Dimensions (cm): 21.9 x 15.6 x 2.3 | 370g
Publication Date: 23 Apr 2015
Publisher: Penguin Random House UK
Imprint: Transworld Publishers
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0857523023
ISBN13: 9780857523020
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minor damage to the cover, including very minor scuff marks. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.