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Curious Incident

since 2025 › Jul › 03 (Thu) @ 19:07 UTC

auto-detected in 4 stories

36 days ago

My mother never hugged me. And her cruel response when my sister got meningitis still haunts us, reveals MARK HADDON, author of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, in a chilling account of parental neglect ⊖

found 2026 › Mar › 08 (Sun) @ 17:27 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Mark Haddon is the internationally bestselling author of the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and his new memoir reveals the neglected childhood that preceded his success.

68 days ago

Leaving Home by Mark Haddon review – blistering memoir of a loveless childhood ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 05 (Thu) @ 07:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The Curious Incident author describes the upbringing that shaped him – and for which he can’t help feeling nostalgia

Attempting a psychological analysis of a literary work is a fool’s errand, for obv…

79 days ago

‘To say I was the favourite would imply I was liked’: Mark Haddon on a loveless childhood ⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 25 (Sun) @ 00:36 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

As a bookish child with a distant father and a disapproving mother, the Curious Incident author retreated into a world of his own. Looking back, he asks what it means to lose parents who never showed…

9 months ago

A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan review – an immersive but imperfect coming-of-age mystery ○

found 2025 › Jul › 03 (Thu) @ 18:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Subject of a fierce bidding war, this charming debut shows Trevelyan has an impressive knack for character, but is let down by a predictable plot

Writing a story from a child’s perspective works like …

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