Isaac and the Egg: an original story of love, loss and finding hope in the unexpected

Bobby Palmer

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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*

**Bobby Palmer's spellbinding new novel, SMALL HOURS, is available now**'A tender story of love, grief and the transformative power of friendship' GUARDIAN

'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

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.

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

'Just magic' KATE SAWYERWHAT 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' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

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Praise for Isaac and the Egg: an original story of love, loss and finding hope in the unexpected

  • Truly one of the most beautiful stories you'll ever read, written with generosity and warmth, and such perception. What's it about? I'd love to have a stab at explaining, but I can't. You're just going to have to find out for yourself. I can tell you one thing: it's a story for anyone who has ever lost somebody, or has ever lost their wayA mad, sad, funny debutI laughed, I cried, I sat quietly and thought about what I'd read . . . a future classicThis book is just magicI 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

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Bobby Palmer

Bobby Palmer

Bobby Palmer is both an author and journalist. His critically acclaimed debut novel, Isaac and the Egg, was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year in 2022; his second novel Small Hours was published in 2024. Bobby co-hosted the podcast Book Chat with Pandora Sykes and his writing has appeared in GQ, Esquire, Men's Health, Cosmopolitan amongst others. He lives with his family in Sussex.

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