Winner of the Somerset Maugham Prize and shortlisted for the Portico Prize - The Adult is a novel of life in the shadow of the limelight, and other twenty-first-century tribulations. WINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM PRIZE 'Funny, sad, bewildering and painfully honest, it's a must-read for all fans of Joe Dunthorne's Submarine' Emerald Street Jim Thorne. He wants to understand love. His mum. Her three sisters have epic perms. And they're famous. His dad. He is focused on a vital question- Mario or Sonic? It's England, 1989-2009. So expect a little history. The dolphin's name is Dilly.