Böcker av Sofka Zinovieff

A family patriarch dies, and his seven children - some of whom do not even know one another - gather in Greece for the proceedings. But when their father's current young, and highly possessive wife forbids them attending his funeral, the seven siblings come together and hatch a mad, antic plan: to steal his body and bury him their own way. Stealing Dad is a touching caper and very funny story about family dynamics and sibling relationships.

When Iris' father dies, she is shocked to learn that she and her siblings are not allowed to attend his funeral. Based in London, Alekos was a successful if controversial Greek sculptor and his many marriages resulted in numerous far-flung children. His last wife and now widow is determined that they stay away, but for the first time, all the sisters and brothers meet up and plan to take matters into their own hands. A tragi-comic story about a dispersed and dysfunctional family coming together, Stealing Dad addresses bereavement and the problems of dealing with death and grieving in a modern society that has forgotten its rituals.Wonderfully written and sharply funny, Stealing Dad tells the unlikely story of a dysfunctional family coming together in tragic yet hilarious ways, from acclaimed author of Putney, Sofka Zinovieff.

'A beguiling blend of autobiography and travel swirled into a portrait of a city and a meditation on Greekness' Daily Telegraph