The quirky and profound international bestseller - a darkly astonishing scientific biography and a guide on how to live well in a world where chaos come for us all

'A sumptuous, surprising, dark delight' Carmen Maria Machado

'Genre-defying . . . fast-moving, deftly balanced, full of surprises' Guardian's Books of the Day

'Her book took me to strange depths I never imagined, and I was smitten' New York Times Book Review

'A magical hybrid of science, portraiture and memoir' Susan Orlean

'Wholly unique and a true...