A masterpiece Guardian I really admire and love this book Sally Rooney An intellectual and emotional rollercoaster Daily Mail I can t remember the last time I laughed so much reading a book David Sedaris It moved me to tears Elizabeth Day THE ONLY BOOK SHORTLISTED FOR BOTH THE BOOKER PRIZE AND THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 ______________________________________________ This is a story about a life lived in two halves. It s about what happens when real life collides with the increasing absurdity of a world accessed through a screen. It s about living in world that contains both an abundance of proof that there is goodness, empathy, and justice in the universe, and a deluge of evidence to the contrary. It's a meditation on love, language and human connection from one of the most original voices of our time. ______________________________________________ An utterly distinctive mixture of depth, dazzling linguistic richness, anarchic wit and raw emotional candour Rowan Williams A 2021 Book of the Year: Sunday Times, Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph, Evening Standard, The Times, New Statesman, Red, Observer, Independent, Daily Telegraph