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A Father’s Affair
- Author
- Karel van Loon
- Narrator
- Simon Vance
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 27 September 2022
- Run Time
- 6 hours 34 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Family life fiction
What to expect
What happens to the father of a thirteen-year-old son when he discovers that he has been infertile all his life?
On his quest to discover the biological father of his son, Armin Minderhout takes the listener on an extraordinary journey. From the day he first met the love of his life, Monika, to the moment, only five years later, when he loses her to a fatal illness; from the tortuous and hilarious moments of adult relationship to the intimate, tender rapport with the little boy he believed to be his son—Armin is forced to reconsider everything he has ever believed in.
Critics Review
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“A whodunit of the heart; compelling, touching, and peculiar.”
Michel Faber, internationally bestselling author
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“A Father’s Affair is heart-breaking, funny, and wry.”
Sunday Herald (Glasgow)
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“Van Loon is such a versatile, effortlessly clever writer that, when he is not twisting your heart with scenes of unbearable tender love, he is whizzing you through heart-stopping plot twists.”
The Times (London)
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“A whodunit with an irresistible twist…Van Loontells the story through dialogue and flashbacks…The inventive story line and the stunning ending combine to make this book a winner.”
Publishers Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Karel van Loon
- Narrator
- Simon Vance
- Duration
- 6 hours 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 September 2022
- ISBN
- 9798212042505
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Family life fiction
Synopsis
What happens to the father of a thirteen-year-old son when he discovers that he has been infertile all his life?On his quest to discover the biological father of his son, Armin Minderhout takes the listener on an extraordinary journey. From the day he first met the love of his life, Monika, to the moment, only five years later, when he loses her to a fatal illness; from the tortuous and hilarious moments of adult relationship to the intimate, tender rapport with the little boy he believed to be his son—Armin is forced to reconsider everything he has ever believed in.
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