Eleven-year-old Martha is used to being the one who has to keep their head. Tug, her little brother, is too small. Dad is too strange. And Mum's not here any more. So when Dad falls off the roof, it's Martha who ices his knee and takes him to the doctor. And when Dad doesn't come home, it's Martha who cooks Tug's favourite pie and reads him his bedtime story. And when Dad passes out, it's Martha who cleans him up and keeps his secret. But eventually Dad's problems become too big for even Martha to solve. There is only one person who can sort things out now. Dad.
Simon Mason lives in Oxford with his wife and two children. He is the author of the hilarious and heart-warming Quigleys series, featuring the eccentric Quigley family, the first of which was Highly Commended in the Branford Boase Award 2003. He is also the author of three novels of black comedy for adults.