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Book SynopsisTHE INSTANT SATURDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER
A DYMOCKS BOOK OF THE MONTH
A PANDORA SYKES/FANE BOOK CLUB PICK
''Truly one of the most beautiful stories you''ll ever read'' Joanna Cannon
''Unique and tender'' Pandora Sykes
''An arresting debut novel about grief, but in the most wonderfully oblique way'' Reverend Richard Coles
Heartbreaking and heart-stealing, this bestselling modern-day fable is an unforgettable novel about sorrow, joy, friendship and love.
When Isaac Addy walks into the woods on the worst day of his life and finds something extraordinary there, he already knows he''s going to take it home.
A grieving Isaac and his curious new friend are unlikely companions. They don''t even speak the same language. But their chance encounter will transform Isaac''s life in ways he cannot yet imagine.
And maybe he will finally be able to tell the truth.
Sometimes, to get out o
Trade Review
Truly one of the most beautiful stories you'll ever read -- Joanna Cannon
I laughed, I cried, I sat quietly and thought about what I'd read . . . a future classic -- Clare Mackintosh
I read it in one breath . . . true and tragic and funny and hopeful and big - big enough somehow to contain all of our stories and all of our lives inside it -- Joanna Glen
This book is just magic -- Kate Sawyer
A mad, sad, funny debut -- Patrick Gale
A tender, funny and surprising meditation on grief and hope . . . like nothing I've ever read before * Stylist *
Heart-wrenching yet oddly soothing, this is utterly beautiful * PRIMA 'Book of the Month' *
Sublime -- Bryony Gordon
An extraordinary story . . . brimming with magic and - perhaps most importantly - hope * Glamour *
A mesmerising debut, capturing everything that's funny and sad about real life -- David Whitehouse
A mesmerising debut, capturing everything that's funny and sad about real life * Sunday Independent *
