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Isaac and the Egg

Bobby Palmer

'Truly one of the most beautiful stories you'll ever read' JOANNA CANNON

'A mad, sad, funny debut' PATRICK GALE

'Will stay with me for a long time' MARK WATSON

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Powerful, hopeful and utterly extraordinary, this is a truly original tale of love and loss, told with warmth and imaginative humour, from an unforgettable new voice in fiction.

Isaac stands alone on a bridge and screams into the river below.

And then, an answer. A cry of despair perhaps even greater than his own.

The sound draws Isaac into the woods. What he finds there changes everything.

It's a tale that might seem familiar. A broken man and an unexpected guest, who can't stay forever. But real life isn't a story. It's full of truths, messy and surprising, that Isaac has been hiding from his new, improbable friend...

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'An extraordinary story . . . brimming with magic and - perhaps most importantly - hope' GLAMOUR

'It is rare that a book makes such an impact on me' RUTH HOGAN

'This book is just sublime' BRYONY GORDON

'A mesmerising debut, capturing everything that's funny and sad about real life' DAVID WHITEHOUSE

'A bold, beautiful undertaking' POORNA BELL

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  • Classification : General & Literary Fiction
  • Pub Date : AUG 18, 2022
  • Imprint : Headline Review
  • Page Extent : 288
  • Binding : HB
  • ISBN : 9781472285508
  • Price : INR 1,150
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Bobby Palmer

Bobby Palmer is a freelance journalist who writes for publications including Time Out, GQ, Men's Health and Cosmopolitan. Isaac and the Egg is his debut novel.

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