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Joe, Dilys and their son Sean are all outsiders in the small English town where they live. Joe because of insidious racism, Dilys because she suffers the remaining stigma of her alcoholic mother and mentally ill father, and Sean because he seems slow. As Dilys and Sean become increasingly and unhealthily co-dependent, Joe is pushed to periphery of their lives. So much so that when he vanishes, Dilys is neither surprised nor concerned. Then Joe's identical twin brother Neville arrives from Jamaica. Despite what Dilys tells him, he refuses to believe that Joe simply walked out on his family. And so he begins a painstaking investigation into Joe's disappearance. What he discovers changes him forever.

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Following critically acclaimed debut, TOY SOLDIERS, Stephen Thompson uses the distinctive narrative of MISSING JOE to build powerful, solid characters. And though the potent Jamaican accents are initially unsettling the inflection soon adds to the atmosphere. A well paced, occasionally introverted, journey into the depths of the human condition. (Steve Lee, Big Issue)

A well paced, occasionally introverted journey into the depths of the human condition. (Steve Lee, Big Issue)

Thompson's second novel is as rich in dialogue and detail as it is in intrigue. (Victoria Segal, The Times)

Thompson's second novel is as rich in dialogue and detail as it is in intrigue ... the cultural clash and the inclusion of such strongly drawn characters as Neville, now coming to terms with middle age, ensure that Thompson's storytelling impulse has enough energy to carry the reader through these quietly dramatic landscapes. (Victoria Segal, The Times)

A sweetly melancholy book about loss and belonging ... Thompson draws you in by mesmerising you with his subtle and tender characterisation. (SleazeNation)

Beautifully plotted, and in his sensitive interest in social outsiders, Thompson crafts an emotional honesty from a subject others would sensationalise or exploit. (Metro)

Amiable and quiet-toned while managing to disturb and convince (Stephen Blanchard, Time Out)
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A moving and engrossing story of adversity and love from the acclaimed author of TOY SOLDIERS

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  • PublisherSceptre
  • Publication date2001
  • ISBN 10 0340751487
  • ISBN 13 9780340751480
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages240
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