The Book
This is the story of an unnamed man who returns to his hometown for a funeral and gets caught up in events that started forty years earlier. The book concerns themes about the search for self-identity and the "disconnect between childhood and adulthood".
It was voted Book of the Year 2013 at the British National Book Awards by a 'significant margin' - an award that is voted for directly by the public.
The Author
Neil Gaiman as a versatile individual known for being both an author and an actor. Born in Portchester, Hampshire in 1960, he now lives in the United States. As an actor he has starred in Coraline and Beowulf. His writing includes comic books, graphic novels, children's books, short fiction and film scripts.
More Information
Find out all you need to know about Neil Gaiman on his website at: - http://www.neilgaiman.com/. If you use Twitter you can follow him at: https://twitter.com/neilhimself
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