A Spot of Bother

A Spot of Bother (2006) by Mark Haddon. George Hall is a stiff-upper-lip Englishman who finds himself unaccountably having a nervous breakdown. Meanwhile, his wife, Jean, is having an affair; his daughter, Katie, is getting ready to marry a man whom George and Jean don't approve of; and his son, Jamie, is having a crisis with his gay lover. Haddon, author of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," has produced another engaging, amusing book. Grade: A-