Life Number Nine

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From the critically acclaimed author of THE RULES OF SEEING and WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS, a beautiful, immersive literary love story about missed chances, soulmates and fate.
Jem and Mika have never met.

Jem and Mika's lives have intertwined, again and again, across lifetimes.

Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and felt that you know them

When perfect strangers Mika and Jem first meet by chance, they recognise each other not from life, but from a shared dream. Both are wary of forming new connections and have their demons to fight: Jem is in recovery from a near-fatal accident, and Mika is undocumented and under scrutiny from the authorities.

As their dreams or are they memories grow in intensity, they are forced to consider the possibility that they have known and loved each other over and over, across the centuries. Will they find happiness together this time

Moving from present-day London through eras and across continents, LIFE NUMBER NINE is an epic literary achievement and a groundbreaking love story.

Reviews

Praise for THE RULES OF SEEING:

Strikingly brilliant

Astonishing!

This year's Eleanor Oliphant

Praise for WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS:

Stunning, stunning, stunning

Will stay with you long after you finish reading

A thing of beauty a triumph

Author Bio

Joe Heap was born in Bradford in 1986, the son of two teachers. In 2004, he won the Foyle Young Poet award, and his poetry has been published in several pamphlets. He studied for a BA in English Literature at Stirling University and a Masters in Creative Writing at Glasgow University. Joe lives in London with his long-suffering girlfriend, short-suffering baby, and much-aggrieved cat. The Rules of Seeing is his first novel.