 Narrated
by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this
dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary
coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable
of processing emotions.
Book Awards:
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2003 Booker
Prize nominee (Longlist) |
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2003 British
Book Award for Book of the Year nominee |
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2003 British
Book Award for Children's Book of the Year winner |
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2003 British
Book Award - Literary Fiction Award winner |
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2003 British
Book Award for Audiobook of the Year nominee |
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2004 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book winner |
2004 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book
-- regional winner
(Eurasia) |
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2003 Carnegie
Medal for Children's Literature nominee |
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