| Divorcing Jack | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Colin Bateman |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Arcade Publishing |
| Publication date | 1995 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 264 pp |
| ISBN | 1559703105 |
| OCLC Number | 32466710 |
| Dewey Decimal | 823/.914 20 |
| LC Classification | PR6052.A773 D58 1995 |
Divorcing Jack is a 1995 novel by Colin Bateman.
Set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the novel's events follow a turbulent period in the life of married, cynical and usually drunk journalist Dan Starkey. Dan's wife Patricia leaves him after a drunken party in which he kisses student Margaret. What follows is a darkly comical tale of murder and mystery.
The novel was awarded the 1994 Betty Trask Prize by the Society of Authors, for the best debut by a writer under the age of 35. Bateman himself adapted the book for the screen in David Caffrey's 1998 film starring David Thewlis.