Mr Toppit: The Darkly Comic Richard & Judy Bestseller
Jun 2017 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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The bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club Pick
'Jangly with secrets' Sunday Times
'Funny, inventive, surprisingly moving' Guardian
'Royal Tenenbaums-style saga of dysfunctional family' The Times
When Arthur Hayman, author of The Hayseed Chronicles, dies, a bizarre chain of events makes his series of children's novels world-famous. But buried deep inside the books lie secrets that begin to shake Arthur's family – his son, Luke, reluctantly immortalized as the young hero; his daughter, Rachel, for whom the books are a hole through which her life has fallen; and his enigmatic wife, Martha, who knows that secrets are best kept well-hidden.
And at the heart of The Hayseed Chronicles is the mysterious Mr Toppit, who will let none of the Haymans out of his grasp...
A darkly comic story of a family shaped by their father's literary legacy, exploring fame, fandom and long-buried secrets
'Jangly with secrets' Sunday Times
'Funny, inventive, surprisingly moving' Guardian
'Royal Tenenbaums-style saga of dysfunctional family' The Times
When Arthur Hayman, author of The Hayseed Chronicles, dies, a bizarre chain of events makes his series of children's novels world-famous. But buried deep inside the books lie secrets that begin to shake Arthur's family – his son, Luke, reluctantly immortalized as the young hero; his daughter, Rachel, for whom the books are a hole through which her life has fallen; and his enigmatic wife, Martha, who knows that secrets are best kept well-hidden.
And at the heart of The Hayseed Chronicles is the mysterious Mr Toppit, who will let none of the Haymans out of his grasp...
A darkly comic story of a family shaped by their father's literary legacy, exploring fame, fandom and long-buried secrets
About the author
Charles Elton was educated at Reading University. He was a Director of Literary Agency Curtis Brown before becoming an Independent TV producer in 1991. In 2000 he joined ITV as Executive Producer in Drama and left in 2010 when his first novel, Mr Toppit, was published. His second novel, The Songs, will be published by Bloomsbury in 2017. He lives in London and Somerset with his children.
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