Curious Earth

Aldous Jones is an elderly man who has lost his wife, and his grown children have moved out of the family home. Even so, he is determined to keep embracing life. This novel continues the story begun in I'll Go to Bed at Noon, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

The book follows Aldous as he faces widowhood and the quiet of an emptied house while refusing to give up on wanting more from his remaining years. Its tone mixes sadness with comedy, as the author turns an ageing man's stubbornness into something both poignant and funny.