Life Number Nine

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'A beautifully written love story that travels beyond epic' ANSTEY HARRIS, author of THE HOUSE OF LOST SECRETS

From the critically acclaimed author of THE RULES OF SEEING and WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS
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

A beautifully written love story, that travels beyond epic This is the kind of book where you read a line and think, that's one of the best lines I've ever read. But then so's the next one, and the next. The energy of the writing is off the scale.

-- Anstey Harris

Praise for THE RULES OF SEEING:

Strikingly brilliant

* The Sun *

Astonishing!

-- Ruth Hogan

This year's Eleanor Oliphant

-- Claire Allan

Praise for WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS:

Stunning, stunning, stunning

-- Anstey Harris

Will stay with you long after you finish reading

* Heat *

A thing of beauty a triumph

-- Fionnuala Kearney

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.