Manhasset Public Library Book Discussion: Going Home, by Tom Lamont

"Tom Lamont’s Going Home is an exceptionally touching novel in multiple ways. It’s a story of fathers and sons. Male friendship and all its many — and not often discussed — complications. Jewish community, culture and faith. What goes into raising a young boy, and tending to loved ones who are at the end of their days," -The New York Times Book Review

Going Home by Tom Lamont is a heartwarming novel exploring themes of family, friendship, loss, and fatherhood. It centers on Téo Erskine, who returns to his childhood home in London to visit his father, who is facing a decline due to Parkinson's disease.  Following a series of unexpected events, Téo becomes the unlikely guardian of a toddler named Joel. Together with Vic, his father,  Ben Mossam, a childhood friend, and Sybil, a rabbi, they bide time until they can find a proper home for Joel, teaching him to play video games, plying him with chicken nuggets and waffles, and learning to sing him lullabies at night. But when a juvenile mistake leads to a terrible betrayal, Téo must decide what kind of man he wants to be. Wise, relatable, and blissfully funny, Going Home is a captivating first novel that explores the mysterious ways children can force us to grow up fast while simultaneously keeping us young forever.