What happens to the father of a thirteen-year-old son when he discovers that he has been infertile all his life?
On his quest to discover the biological father of his son, Armin Minderhout takes the listener on an extraordinary journey. From the day he first met the love of his life, Monika, to the moment, only five years later, when he loses her to a fatal illness; from the tortuous and hilarious moments of adult relationship to the intimate, tender rapport with the little boy he believed to be his son—Armin is forced to reconsider everything he has ever believed in.
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“Van Loon is such a versatile, effortlessly clever writer that, when he is not twisting your heart with scenes of unbearable tender love, he is whizzing you through heart-stopping plot twists.”
— The Times (London)
“A whodunit of the heart; compelling, touching, and peculiar.”
— Michel Faber, internationally bestselling author“A Father’s Affair is heart-breaking, funny, and wry.”
— Sunday Herald (Glasgow)“A whodunit with an irresistible twist…Van Loontells the story through dialogue and flashbacks…The inventive story line and the stunning ending combine to make this book a winner.”
— Publishers WeeklyBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Karel van Loon (1962–2005) was the author of two bestselling novels and a collection of stories based on his travels, which was shortlisted for the ECI prize. He traveled widely as a freelance journalist and television producer.
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.