Going Home

A Novel of Boys, Mistakes, and Second Chances

De: Tom Lamont

Duración: 10 h

Resumen del Editor

A funny, achingly sad, sneakily wise story of family and what happens when three men—all of whom are completely ill-suited for fatherhood—take charge of a toddler following his mother's sudden death.

Boy-made-good Téo Erskine is back in the north London suburb of his youth, visiting his father—stubborn, selfish, complicated Vic. Things have changed for Téo: he's got a steady job, a brand-new car, and a London flat all concrete and glass, with a sliver of a river view.

Except, underneath the surface, not much has changed at all. He's still the boy seeking his father's approval; still the young man playing late-night poker with his best friend, unreliable, infuriating Ben Mossam; still the one desperately in love with the enigmatic Lia.

Lia's life, on the other hand, has been transformed: now a single mother to two-year-old Joel, she doesn't have time for anyone—not even herself.

When the unthinkable happens, Teo, Vic, and Ben—a strange constellation of men—rally around the toddler. None of them are fully equipped to look after him, but their strange, tentative attempts at love might just be enough to offer him a new place to call home.

©2025 Tom Lamont (P)2025 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A remarkably assured, moving, melancholy and funny debut.” —John Banville, bestselling author of The Lock-Up

“A debut which skilfully and tenderly explores male relationships, belonging and what we leave behind. I adored every moment. The characters have stayed with me ever since.” —Bella Mackie, author of How to Kill Your Family

“Going Home is a poignant yet funny novel about three men taking turns at shouldering responsibility and shrugging it off, at worrying and causing worry, at giving care and needing it. Tom Lamont writes in clear, swift prose about the power struggles that exist in even the most living of families and the longest of friendships. A lyrical, hypnotic delight.” —Katherine Heiny, author of Games and Rituals