Father Figure - Hardcover

Widdecombe, Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297829629 ISBN 13: 9780297829621

Publisher: Orion Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Jason Kirk is a thirty-two year old teacher who believes he is happily married, until he returns home one day to find that his wife has left him, taking their two young children with her. Suddenly Jason finds the role of father denied to him as he is separated from his children and reduced to the role of visitor. The law is weighted against him, and his wife produces a series of excuses to withhold contact. Jason, who had wanted to bring his children up on a daily basis, not only has to face the pain of this loss but endures the misery of persecution by the Child Support Agency.

About this title

About the Author:

Tory MP for Maidstone. In John Major’s Government she was Home Office Minister under Michael Howard. Shadow Home Secretary 1997-2001. Unmarried and a Roman Catholic convert. Has been writing since at school where she won essay prizes. Now writing third novel.

Review:

there's a certain compulsion to her storytelling. -- Clare Colvin * THE DAILY MAIL * You certainly want to know what is going to happen and Widdecombe keeps your attention throughout. -- Maggie Pringle * THE SUNDAY EXPRESS * She has a good eye for detail. -- Julia Flynn * THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * a fine, bold opening -- Bel Mooney * THE TIMES * Widdecombe is revealed as an accomplished, if sedate, storyteller and also a bit of a romantic. -- Ann Simpson * THE HERALD * authentic, distressing and unexpectedly touching. -- Jane Shilling * THE EVENING STANDARD * Widdecombe tells the story with rattling good pace and creates credible and sympathetic characters. -- Frank Kane * THE OBSERVER *

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0297829629
• ISBN 13: 9780297829621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352