Présentation de l'éditeur
Ann Widdecombe's controversial novel about the position of men in today's society.
Jason Kirk is a 32-year-old teacher who believes he is happily married until he returns home one day to find that his wife has left him, taking their two young children with her. Suddenly Jason finds the role of father denied to him as he is separated from his children and reduced to the role of visitor.
The law is weighted against him and his wife produces a series of excuses to withhold contact with Jake, eight, and Leah, three. Jason, who had wanted to bring his children up to maturity on a daily basis, not only has to face the pain of this loss but endures the misery of persecution by the Child Support Agency. He discovers he is not alone and that among his friends and colleagues, there are others enduring the same situation.
FATHER FIGURE is an enthralling, thought-provoking novel of modern fatherhood.
Revue de presse
Widdecombe tells the story with rattling good pace and creates credible and sympathetic characters. (Frank Kane THE OBSERVER)
authentic, distressing and unexpectedly touching. (Jane Shilling THE EVENING STANDARD)
Widdecombe is revealed as an accomplished, if sedate, storyteller and also a bit of a romantic. (Ann Simpson THE HERALD)
a fine, bold opening (Bel Mooney THE TIMES)
She has a good eye for detail. (Julia Flynn THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)
You certainly want to know what is going to happen and Widdecombe keeps your attention throughout. (Maggie Pringle THE SUNDAY EXPRESS)
there's a certain compulsion to her storytelling. (Clare Colvin THE DAILY MAIL)
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
