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The Man Who Forgot His Wife

John O'Farrell author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Published:11th Oct '12

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Funny, moving, poignant - the terrific new novel from the bestselling author of An Utterly Impartial History of Britain

Lots of husbands forget things: they forget that their wife had an important meeting that morning; some of them even forget their wedding anniversary.

But Vaughan has forgotten he even has a wife.

The Man Who Forgot His Wife is the funny, moving and poignant story of a man who has done just that.

Lots of husbands forget things: they forget that their wife had an important meeting that morning; they forget to pick up the dry cleaning; some of them even forget their wedding anniversary.

But Vaughan has forgotten he even has a wife. Her name, her face, their history together, everything she has ever told him, everything he has said to her - it has all gone, mysteriously wiped in one catastrophic moment of memory loss. And now he has rediscovered her - only to find out that they are getting divorced.

The Man Who Forgot His Wife is the funny, moving and poignant story of a man who has done just that. And who will try anything to turn back the clock and have one last chance to reclaim his life.

It's a rare treat to come across a novel that is both comic and thoughtfully acute about love, and life, and stuff... Hilarious and heart-tugging, this is indeed a memorable comedy * Guardian *
John O'Farrell has tapped the rich seam of domestic life in this fun new novel * Mirror *
Exudes prime-time, feel-good gold... What's not to like? * Daily Mail *
A brilliantly comic tale with some sharp observations on modern marriage from one of the funniest writers around * Bella *
The jokes keep coming in this novel about an amnesiac family man, but the punchlines involve some serious philosophical thought * Independent on Sunday *

  • Short-listed for Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2012

ISBN: 9780552771634

Dimensions: 198mm x 126mm x 24mm

Weight: 272g

400 pages