A Boy Made of Blocks
On sale
29th December 2016
Price: £8.99
Waverton Good Read Award, 2018
THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB AND NUMBER ONE AMAZON BESTSELLER
‘The publishing sensation of the year: a compelling, uplifting and heart-rending debut novel’
Mail on Sunday
A Boy Made of Blocks is a funny, heartwarming story of family and love inspired by the author’s own experiences with his son, the perfect latest obsession for fans of The Rosie Project, David Nicholls and Jojo Moyes.
A father who rediscovers love
Alex loves his wife Jody, but has forgotten how to show it. He loves his son Sam, but doesn’t understand him. He needs a reason to grab his future with both hands.
A son who shows him how to live
Meet eight-year-old Sam: beautiful, surprising – and different. To him the world is a frightening mystery. But as his imagination comes to life, his family will be changed . . . for good.
‘One of those wonderful books that makes you laugh and cry at the same time’
Good Housekeeping
‘Funny, expertly plotted and written with enormous heart. Readers who enjoyed The Rosie Project will love A Boy Made of Blocks – I did’
Graeme Simsion
‘Very funny, incredibly poignant and full of insight. Awesome.’
Jenny Colgan
‘Heartwarming’
The Unmumsy Mum
‘A wonderful, warm, insightful novel about family, friendship and love’
Daily Mail
‘A great plot, with a rare sense of honesty’
Guardian
‘A truly beautiful story’
Heat
‘A heartwarming and wise story’
Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love
‘The publishing sensation of the year: a compelling, uplifting and heart-rending debut novel’
Mail on Sunday
A Boy Made of Blocks is a funny, heartwarming story of family and love inspired by the author’s own experiences with his son, the perfect latest obsession for fans of The Rosie Project, David Nicholls and Jojo Moyes.
A father who rediscovers love
Alex loves his wife Jody, but has forgotten how to show it. He loves his son Sam, but doesn’t understand him. He needs a reason to grab his future with both hands.
A son who shows him how to live
Meet eight-year-old Sam: beautiful, surprising – and different. To him the world is a frightening mystery. But as his imagination comes to life, his family will be changed . . . for good.
‘One of those wonderful books that makes you laugh and cry at the same time’
Good Housekeeping
‘Funny, expertly plotted and written with enormous heart. Readers who enjoyed The Rosie Project will love A Boy Made of Blocks – I did’
Graeme Simsion
‘Very funny, incredibly poignant and full of insight. Awesome.’
Jenny Colgan
‘Heartwarming’
The Unmumsy Mum
‘A wonderful, warm, insightful novel about family, friendship and love’
Daily Mail
‘A great plot, with a rare sense of honesty’
Guardian
‘A truly beautiful story’
Heat
‘A heartwarming and wise story’
Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love
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Reviews
A heart-warming and wise story . . . I shed a few tears but was left with a warm glow
A Boy Made of Blocks is constructed around not just a great plot, but a rare sense of honesty and insight.
Even the hardest of hearts will be warmed by this poignant tale based on the author's life with his autistic son
The characters are well-developed and vulnerable, learning to navigate and make sense of a world filled with obstacles. Stuart's debut novel is a charming and timely tale of learning to connect in the digital age.
One of those wonderful books that makes you laugh and cry at the same time
Be prepared to shed tears (Book of the Week)
Touching and funny
Stuart scatters his rose petals with enough thorns to ensure his often very funny debut will get under the skin . . . a tear-jerker
Funny, expertly plotted and written with enormous heart. Readers who enjoyed The Rosie Project will love A Boy Made of Blocks - I did
A Boy Made of Blocks is one of those unique and exquisite stories that grab you from the very first line. Searingly honest and poignant . . . tremendously moving. A truly beautiful story.
The publishing sensation of the year: a compelling, uplifting and heart-rending debut novel
Heartbreakingly realistic
This is a wonderful, warm, insightful novel about family, friendship and love that tugs at your heart.
[A] warm, humorous and touching story about fatherhood and family
Fans of Nick Hornby with love this funny and moving tale.
Very funny, incredibly poignant and full of insight. Awesome.
Keith Stuart is a master at balancing humour alongside the serious. He has a light touch but also moves us deeply, and his characters are wonderfully real. Clever and full of insight.
This book is incredible. Keith Stuart is a very clever man.
A Boy Made of Blocks is a wonderful read and I imagine that this will be one of many outstanding novels by Keith Stuart.
This debut is sad, funny and full of heart-melting moments that make tears inevitable.
An escape, majestic and beautiful, into a world where imagination is the only limit.
Heartwarming, funny and special. I devoured this cracking book.
Warm and real, honest and heart-breaking, joyous and life-affirming. It has the lot.
It was refreshing to read a story where the characters flail around, panic, cry, swear, yet ultimately are determined to build little blocks of happiness with those whom they love.
An engaging and satisfying read on modern parenting
A heartwarming read