Lester, Jem.

Shtum / Jem Lester. - London, England : Orion, 2017. - 325 p. : ill., ; 20 cm.

"Ben Jewell has hit breaking point. His ten-year-old son, Jonah, has never spoken. So when Ben and Jonah are forced to move in with Ben's elderly father, three generations of men--one who can't talk; two who won't--are thrown together. As Ben battles single fatherhood, a string of well-meaning social workers and his own demons, he learns some difficult home truths. Jonah, blissful in his innocence, becomes the prism through which all the complicated strands of personal identity, family history and misunderstanding are finally untangled."--From publisher.

ISBN: 1409162974 9781409162988 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Single fathers--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Autistic children--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Miscommunication--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
London (England)--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PR6112

Dewey Class. No.: 823.9/2