Book description
When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with
him, he agrees. After all, it's better than a crappy summer job in the
local shopping mall, and Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way
to a good inheritance sometime in the future.
But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar's
wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex
than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle
develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets
are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to a conclusion.
Alton's mother is in for a surprise! Louis Sachar lives in Austin,
Texas, where he writes his novels and plays quite a lot of bridge. His
novel Holes
has sold over 1. 5 million copies in the Bloomsbury edition alone and
Louis is the recipient of many of the world's most well-regarded book
prizes, including the National Book Award and the Newbery Award.
Holes
was the first Liverpool City Read title and won the Sheffield Book Award
in the UK.
