Isaac and the Egg: the unique, funny and heartbreaking Saturday Times bestseller

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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*

'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

'I laughed, I cried, I sat quietly and thought about what I'd read... a future classic' CLARE MACKINTOSH

'Just magic' KATE SAWYER

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 transform Isaac's life in ways he cannot yet imagine.

Maybe he will finally understand why he went there that morning. Maybe he will find a way to tell the truth.

Sometimes, to get out of the woods, you have to go into them.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THAT EGG BOOK:

'Simply the best book I have read in years'

'Will stay with me for a long time'

'A perfect parable of hope'

'Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure'

'If you read only one book this year, let it be this one'

Reviews

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

Author Bio

BOBBY PALMER is an author and journalist whose writing has appeared in GQ, Esquire, Men's Health, Cosmopolitan and more. He is co-host of the acclaimed podcast Book Chat with Pandora Sykes. Isaac and the Egg is his debut novel.

Visit www.bobbypalmer.co.uk for more news about Bobby and his writing or follow him on Twitter and Instagram @thebobpalmer.