Summer Brother
By Jaap Robben
2018
First Published
3.72
Average Rating
288
Number of Pages
Thirteen-year-old Brian lives in a trailer on a forgotten patch of land with his divorced and uncaring father. His older brother Lucien, physically and mentally disabled, has been institutionalized for years. While Lucien’s home is undergoing renovations, he is sent to live with his father and younger brother for the summer. Their detached father leaves Brian to care for Lucien’s special needs. But how do you look after someone when you don’t know what they need? How do you make the right choices when you still have so much to discover? Summer Brother is an honest, tender account of brotherly love, which will resonate with readers of "Rain Man."
Avg Rating
3.72
Number of Ratings
3,568
5 STARS
15%
4 STARS
50%
3 STARS
28%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
1%
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Author
Jaap Robben
Author · 8 books
Jaap Robben (1984) is a poet, playwright, performer, and acclaimed children’s author. 'You Have Me to Love' (Birk), his first novel for adults, has received international glowing reviews and is the winner of the 2014 Dutch Booksellers Award, the Dioraphte Prize, and the ANV Award for best Dutch debut. To date, the novel has sold over 50,000 copies in the Netherlands and is available in ten languages. 'You Have Me to Love' is currently being adapted into an English-language film. Robben was chosen as one of the featured debut authors at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival. His second novel 'Summer Brother' (Zomervacht), also a bestseller in The Netherlands, will be published in English in February 2021.
