The Rules of Seeing

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Winner of the Debut Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2019

When you make eye contact, when you hold someone's gaze, its the closest thing to knowing you're not alone in the world.

This years Eleanor Oliphant Claire Allan

Astonishing Ruth Hogan
Strikingly brilliant Sun

An exceptional book Dundee Courier

After 32 years of living her life in the dark, Jillian Safinova Nova to everyone, except her mother is learning to see.

She can see that the sky is blue. And green. And grey. And a whole spectrum of colours, as changeable as her mood.

She can see that clouds are surprisingly solid.

And she can that Kate, a woman shes only just met, is going to change her life forever.

Everyone is talking about The Rules of Seeing:

A tender, tense drama about love and the unexpected places you can find it Sunday Express

A quirky love story which promises to make you see the world in a completely new way Daily Mail

Joe Heaps fascinating debut makes you think about the things most of us take for grantedGood Housekeeping

An inspiring story of love, loss and friendship #1 bestselling author Catherine Alliott

It really made me re-evaluate how I see the worldoutstandingKaty Regan, author of Big Little Man

A book that reveals the world in a different light and changes the way you see itExtraordinary Sunday Times bestseller Miranda Dickinson

Startlingly, outstandingly good Benjamin Ludwig, author of Ginny Moon

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Truly originalit kept me guessing until the nail-biting end. A stunning and memorable page-turner Sarah J. Harris, author of The Colour of Bee Larkhams Murder

Is it a love-story Is it a thriller Its both. With tender love scenes that made me catch my breath and a menacing story thread that had me holding it, I loved it, loved it, loved it Irish Times best-seller Fionnuala Kearney

Extraordinary a compelling, enlightening story with dark shadows and hope at its heart. Its a book that reveals the world in a different light and changes the way you see it. So fresh, so original and so vivid, I loved it! Sunday Times bestseller, Miranda Dickinson

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.