Mark Haddon's next book

Is it going to be a novel about a novelist who, after struggling for years as a middle-ranking author of children's fiction, suddenly has amazing success with a novel about a child with learning difficulties which he'd originally written as far-fetched pseudo-intellectual attempt to get back at friends, lovers and family members who'd hurt him in the past? Perhaps, in a clever twist, the lead character is completely unable to deal with his success and runs away to join the circus. I'm only guessing, though.

Try answering the question properly young man.

I damn nearly answered in the same way, but it wouldn't have been quite so elegant as David Floyd's.

Publishing News reports that Haddon's new book will be about skin cancer and nervous breakdown. 'S about all I know . . .