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*THE INSTANT SATURDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER*
*A PANDORA SYKES/FANE BOOK CLUB PICK*

*AS FEATURED ON BBC R4 OPEN BOOK*

**Pre-order Bobby Palmer''s spellbinding new novel, SMALL HOURS, now**

''A tender story of love, grief and the transformative power of friendship'' GUARDIAN
''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 modern-day fable is an unforgettable novel about sorrow, joy, friendship and love.

It is early. A young man stands on a bridge and lets out a heart-wrenching scream. From deep in the woods, something screams back.

It sounds improbable. But this is how Isaac meets the egg.

The two are unlikely companions. But their chance encounter will transfor

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 *
Truly one of the most beautiful stories you'll ever read -- Joanna Cannon
This novel will be everywhere. A mad, sad, funny debut -- Patrick Gale
I laughed, I cried, I sat quietly and thought about what I'd read . . . a future classic -- Clare Mackintosh
It's rare a book makes such an impact on me -- Ruth Hogan
This book is just magic -- Kate Sawyer
A strange, funny, adventurous novel which will stay with me for a long time -- Mark Watson
I read it in one breath. Then I couldn't quite work out what had happened to me, but whatever it was, it was 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
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 bold, beautiful undertaking -- Poorna Bell
Funny, sad, surreal, life-affirming . . . I too would like an egg -- Kasim Ali
Bizarre, beautiful and like nothing else I've ever read -- Annie Lord
One of the most inventive, funny and moving things you'll ever read -- Richard Roper
Very moving and clever and the writing is beautiful . . . Although it starts with a death and darkness, it's a story of hope and embracing newness -- Justin Myers, the Guyliner
A beautiful book . . . joyful, splendidly odd and ultimately profound -- Lizzie Pook

Isaac and the Egg

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    A Paperback / softback by Bobby Palmer

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      Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
      Publication Date: 13/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9781472285515, 978-1472285515
      ISBN10: 1472285514

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      *THE INSTANT SATURDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER*
      *A PANDORA SYKES/FANE BOOK CLUB PICK*

      *AS FEATURED ON BBC R4 OPEN BOOK*

      **Pre-order Bobby Palmer''s spellbinding new novel, SMALL HOURS, now**

      ''A tender story of love, grief and the transformative power of friendship'' GUARDIAN
      ''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 modern-day fable is an unforgettable novel about sorrow, joy, friendship and love.

      It is early. A young man stands on a bridge and lets out a heart-wrenching scream. From deep in the woods, something screams back.

      It sounds improbable. But this is how Isaac meets the egg.

      The two are unlikely companions. But their chance encounter will transfor

      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 *
      Truly one of the most beautiful stories you'll ever read -- Joanna Cannon
      This novel will be everywhere. A mad, sad, funny debut -- Patrick Gale
      I laughed, I cried, I sat quietly and thought about what I'd read . . . a future classic -- Clare Mackintosh
      It's rare a book makes such an impact on me -- Ruth Hogan
      This book is just magic -- Kate Sawyer
      A strange, funny, adventurous novel which will stay with me for a long time -- Mark Watson
      I read it in one breath. Then I couldn't quite work out what had happened to me, but whatever it was, it was 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
      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 bold, beautiful undertaking -- Poorna Bell
      Funny, sad, surreal, life-affirming . . . I too would like an egg -- Kasim Ali
      Bizarre, beautiful and like nothing else I've ever read -- Annie Lord
      One of the most inventive, funny and moving things you'll ever read -- Richard Roper
      Very moving and clever and the writing is beautiful . . . Although it starts with a death and darkness, it's a story of hope and embracing newness -- Justin Myers, the Guyliner
      A beautiful book . . . joyful, splendidly odd and ultimately profound -- Lizzie Pook

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