A boy runs across a busy road.
His father catches him and smacks him.
A passer-by looks on.

This is what happens next.

The story of a father accused of child abuse, seen through the eyes of his six-year-old son.

About the Author
Christopher Wakling has worked as a teacher, lawyer and travel writer. Educated at Oxford, he now lives in Bristol with his wife and children.

Reviews
Gripping, hilarious and tender, this is, without doubt, one of the books of the year * Daily Mail *
The novel brilliantly captures parent-child relations in the raw and the emotions that even the most experienced social worker can't tame * Independent *
An amusing and unsettling story * Saturday Guardian *
This is family life at its most believable: warm and messy, bored and raging. WHAT I DID is every parent's nightmare, but will make you burst out laughing too. I loved it. * Emma Donoghue, author of ROOM *
I loved it! Staggeringly good. Terrifyingly good * Lisa Jewell *
Hugely impressive, gripping, funny and thought provoking * Emily Barr *
Excellent . . . Dark but uplifting * Alex Preston *
[A] fine, challenging novel * Mail on Sunday *



Book Information
ISBN 9780719569098
Author Christopher Wakling
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher John Murray Press
Weight(grams) 202g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 17mm