Going Home

One of the Observer's Debut Novels of 2024
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A GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, EXPRESS AND OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A beautiful, funny tale of lives new and old' SUNDAY TIMES 'I loved it . . . word-perfect' INDIA KNIGHT 'Exceptionally touching' NEW YORK TIMES 'Pepped up and gorgeous, just bristling with life' OLIVIA LAING, GUARDIAN... Read More
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Going Home

From award-winning journalist Tom Lamont comes a funny, achingly sad, sneakily wise story of family.

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A GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, EXPRESS AND OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A beautiful, funny tale of lives new and old'

SUNDAY TIMES

'I loved it . . . word-perfect'

INDIA KNIGHT

'Exceptionally touching'

NEW YORK TIMES

'Pepped up and gorgeous, just bristling with life'

OLIVIA LAING, GUARDIAN

'Brilliantly observed'

NEW YORKER

'Poignant and generous'

TESSA HADLEY, EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Teo Erskine might have a steady job and a brand-new London flat, but underneath the surface, he's still the boy seeking approval from his father, Vic; the young man playing late-night poker with his best friend, Ben; the one still in love with the enigmatic Lia, now a single mum to a young boy, Joel.

When the unthinkable happens, two-year-old Joel finds himself at the centre of this odd constellation of men - Teo, Vic, Ben. None of them is fully equipped to look after him, but their tentative attempts at love might just be enough to offer him a new place to call home.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399727518

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sceptre

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 225g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Tom Lamont is an award-winning journalist. In 2015, he became one of the founding writers on the Guardian's Long Read desk and since 2017 he has been a regular correspondent for American GQ. He lives in north London with his wife and two children. Going Home is his first novel.

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