# The Adult

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- Book: [The Adult](https://www.bookquiver.com/joe-stretch/the-adult) ([The Adult.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/joe-stretch/the-adult.md))
- Authors: [Joe Stretch](https://www.bookquiver.com/joe-stretch)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-00-9957-028-8
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2013-08-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

WINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM PRIZE 'Funny, sad, bewildering and painfully honest, it’s a must-read for all fans of Joe Dunthorne’s Submarine ' Emerald Street Jim Thorne. He wants to understand love. His mum. Her three sisters have epic perms. And they’re famous. His dad. He is focused on a vital question: Mario or Sonic? It’s England, 1989–2009. So expect a little history. The dolphin's name is Dilly.