Isaac and the Egg: an original story of love, loss and finding hope in the unexpected

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'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 This is the story of Isaac and the Egg, a grieving young man and his unforgettable new friend, who meet at exactly the right time. --- Isaac stands alone on a bridge and screams. Something screams back. And that, like everything which follows, is unforgettable. This is a book about a lot of things - grief, hope, friendship, love. It's also about what you'd do if you stumbled into the woods at dawn, found something extraordinary there, and decided to take it home. It's a tale that might seem familiar. But how it speaks to you will depend on how you've lived until now. Sometimes, to get out of the woods, you have to go into them. Isaac and the Egg is one of the most hopeful, honest and wildly imaginative novels you will ever read. --- EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THAT EGG BOOK: '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 'Fresh, original and beautifully written' RUTH HOGAN 'Will stay with me for a long time' MARK WATSON 'Sublime' BRYONY GORDON '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 'Moving and clever... Although it starts with a death and darkness, it's a story of hope and embracing newness' JUSTIN MYERS, THE GUYLINER 'Joyful, splendidly odd and ultimately profound' LIZZIE POOK 'An extraordinary story . . . brimming with magic and - perhaps most importantly - hope' GLAMOUR

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.

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 * An extraordinary story . . . brimming with magic and - perhaps most importantly - hope -- GLAMOUR Truly one of the most beautiful stories you'll ever read, written with generosity and warmth, and such perception. What's it about? I'd love to have a stab at explaining, but I can't. You're just going to have to find out for yourself. I can tell you one thing: it's a story for anyone who has ever lost somebody, or has ever lost their way -- Joanna Cannon A mad, sad, funny debut -- Patrick Gale A modern-day fairy tale full of charm, innocence, pain and humour that is deeply satisfying and wonderfully surprising -- Ruth Hogan A mesmerising debut, capturing everything that's funny and sad about real life -- Mark Watson This book is just sublime . . . It will be a crime if millions of people haven't read it this time next year -- Bryony Gordon A bold, beautiful undertaking that looks at the hurricane of grief distilled and seen through the eyes of a man and an egg. It is at times surprising, comforting, abstract and yet utterly real -- Poorna Bell