Author Mark Haddon, known for his international bestseller The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time‘It’s not the reason I do it. Haddon has always been open about his struggles with depression and anxiety, but clearly this is going to be no conventional memoir. Photograph of Mark Haddon's mother Maureen. ‘I think Mum and Dad embraced the idea of me as a freakishly clever child because it lessened their need to understand me,’ writes Haddon. Both wife and child were fine, and soon after the accident Haddon wins the Whitbread Book of the Year prize for Curious Incident.

Source: Daily Mail March 08, 2026 19:04 UTC