Told from the perspective of a Labrador, The Last Family in England is a moving and darkly comic novel about a domestic crisis and the meaning of loyalty from the bestselling author of How to Stop Time.
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Meet the Hunter family: Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and Charlotte. And Prince, their Labrador.
Prince is an earnest young dog, striving hard to live up to the tenets of the Labrador Pact (Remain Loyal to Your Human Masters, Serve and Protect Your Family at Any Cost). Other dogs, led by the Springer Spaniels, have revolted. As things in the Hunter family begin to go badly awry - marital breakdown, rowdy teenage parties, attempted suicide - Prince's responsibilities threaten to overwhelm him and he is forced to break the Labrador Pact and take desperate action to save his Family.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781786893222
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 205 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm
Edition: Main
A comic tour de force - The Times
I love this book. It's fabulous and moving and funny and strange. It will go down among the great animal books - JEANETTE WINTERSON
A winner from page one . . . A subtle, dog's-eye view of the frailty of human relationships - Mail on Sunday
This enchanting debut novel is quite unlike any book you'll have encountered before. The result is a treat - both moving and unexpectedly thought-provoking - Daily Mail
Dark, comic and quite brilliant - New York Times
An enchanting, albeit at times disturbing, journey into the heart of family . . . A remarkable book, and a brilliantly entertaining read - Big Issue
It sounds kooky, but Haig pulls it off stylishly and unsentimentally - Observer
Haig writes exquisitely from the perspective of the heart-sore outsider, but at their most moving his novels reveal the unbearable beauty of ordinary life - Guardian
Matt Haig is a writer for children and adults who is adept at digging into the human heart - Sunday Times
I enjoyed reading this novel through the perspective of the family dog called Prince. Prince brings you into life of the family and he shows the troubles they have while their family life unravels and falls apart. I... More
Matt Haig has solidified himself among my go-to authors, especially when I need a dose of the profound, of something that affirms life without forgetting to validate its struggles.
There aren’t really any books so...
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I liked the fact that it was the first novel I ever read that had a dog on the job of narration. I managed to suspend my disbelief and was drawn into the plot, but at the end, did it say and do anything new? No. But... More
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