First American edition.

287 pages ; 25 cm

"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.

"A funny, achingly sad, sneakily wise story of family and what happens when three men-all of whom are completely ill-suited for fatherhood-take charge of a toddler following his mother's sudden death. Boy-made-good Téo Erskine is back in the north London suburb of his youth, visiting his father-stubborn, selfish, complicated Vic. Things have changed for Téo: he's got a steady job, a brand-new car and a London flat all concrete and glass, with a sliver of a river view. Except, underneath the surface, not much has changed at all. He's still the boy seeking his father's approval; still the young man playing late-night poker with his best friend, unreliable, infuriating Ben Mossam; still the one desperately in love with the enigmatic Lia. Lia's life, on the other hand, has been transformed: now a single mother to two-year-old Joel, she doesn't have time for anyone-not even herself. When the unthinkable happens, Joel finds himself at the center of a strange constellation of men-Téo, Vic, Ben-none of whom is fully equipped to look after him, but whose strange, tentative attempts at love might just be enough to offer him a new place to call home"-- Provided by publisher.

Fatherhood -- Fiction.

Toddlers -- Fiction.

Families -- Fiction.

Jews -- Fiction.

Death -- Fiction.

London (England) -- Fiction.

Novels.

Reproduction of (manifestation): Lamont, Tom. Going home London : Sceptre, 2024 9781399727501

9780593803240 (hardcover)

0593803248 (hardcover)