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Bewilderment

Powers, Richard

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The breathtaking new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Overstory.

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021
AN OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB SELECTION

‘Heart-rending’ Oprah Winfrey

Theo Byrne is a promising young scientist who has found a way to search for life on other planets dozens of light years away. He is also the widowed father of a most unusual nine-year-old. His son Robin is funny, loving and filled with plans. He thinks and feels deeply, adores animals and can spend hours painting elaborate pictures. But after a violent outburst from Robin at school, the strength of their close bond will be tested to its limits…

What can a father do, when those around him refuse to understand his rare and troubled child? And how can he reveal to his boy the truth about our beautiful, bewildered world?

‘The love between son and father has an emotional truth that wrings the heart’ Guardian

‘This book had me in tears’ Monique Roffey

‘Refreshing, original and moving’ Evening Standard

‘It is impossible to deny the importance of Powers’s message’ Sunday Times

Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Imprint: Vintage UK
Publication date: 04/10/2022

Staff review

Bewilderment
by Richard Powers
Review by Dave

I so enjoyed this remarkable book, especially the close relationship between the father and son. I don’t want to say anything about the plot, because there are so many potential spoilers, but I was torn twixt and tween as it all unfolded. A highly effective and inventive novel with a sad but terribly beautiful ending, full of hope. It leaves you with much to think about. Big questions about compromise, about future technologies, about the individual versus society’s needs, about bureaucracy, about what a post-conservation world might look like. And what part will this strange thing called simulation play in our future? I highly recommend it.

ISBN: 9781529115253 Category: Tag