Product Description

From the author of Babyface: 'Enthralling. Gibson's original voice is at once comic and accurate' Adele Parks

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #344460 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-18
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Synopsis
Ro and Marcus have swapped London Life for a cottage in a peaceful country village. They want a safe, peaceful environment for their young son. At least, Marcus does. Secretly, Ro wonders how she'll cope with cowpats and snorting livestock. What Marcus and Ro agree on is the fact that their son isn't like most boys of his age. Tod is obsessed with mazes. He designs them, dreams about them, demands to visit them. When a newcomer threatens the 'best-kept' village status by allowing his garden to grow wild, Marcus starts a log of the lawn's height and condition. As the newcomer becomes the first friend her son has ever had, Ro is faced with a life-changing decision! Wonderboy is a story about what happens when a couple downshifts to the country, with a child who is scared of any animal bigger than a hamster. Can marriage survive when a man buys his wife a hoe for her birthday? And is the countryside any place to bring up a kid?

About the Author
Fiona Gibson is a freelance journalist who has written for many publications including the Observer, the Guardian, Red and Marie Claire. She was previously the editor of More magazine. She is the mother of three small children and lives in Lanarkshire. This is her first novel.

Customer Reviews

Enoyable Tale of Modern Family Life
I really enjoyed the Fish Finger Years and Fiona's column in the Sunday Herald Magazine but after reading the first few pages of this novel I though that this change to a fictional account of family life was a bit clunky with the adjectives and similies laid on thick. However, after browsing through the reviews on here I decided to persevere and I'm glad I did.

The outcome, though well sign-posted, was surprising for a book from the comedy section. I really warmed to Roz and her worries for her marriage and her young son.

It's a an easy to digest book, with a likeable heroine of sorts, ina situation many can identify with.

A Wonderful Book
This book has a very good take on modern family life. Just when you think you have worked the plot out the twist at the end is very unexpected. Another great read from an emerging author. I am getting to the point where I want to buy Fiona Gibsons books whatever she writes about.

Wonderboy is wonderful
I really enjoyed this book. Fiona Gibson draws characters beautifully and constant subtle observations make them ring so true. The boy Tod at the centre of the story, and of his mother's universe, is a touchstone to everything else that happens and his obsession with mazes is a fine metaphor for the mental mazes that Ro, his mother attempts to negotiate throughout the book. It is written with a gentle humour which balances the sadness of her deteriorating relationship with her husband and her fears for her rather odd but brilliant and touching little boy.