The Rules of Seeing

ISBN-13: 9780008293192 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 416 str.

Joe Heap

Opis

This year's Eleanor Oliphant' Claire Allan. 'Astonishing' Ruth Hogan. 'Strikingly brilliant' Sun

Learning to see is often a thankless task. Then, sometimes, the world opens up and you understand nothing will ever look the same again.Nova can do many things. She can speak five languages. She can tell when someone is lying from the sound of their voice. She can even make an excellent sandwich with peaches, pepperoni and pickles...although she can't convince anyone to try it.But there's one thing Nova can't do. She can't see. Until an operation restores her sight, and everything changes.Nova meets Kate when both women need each other the most. And as Kate comes into focus, Nova learns that the world isn't as bright as she first thought it would be. She can sense that Kate's problems are the ones you can't see, and from an unspoken connection, an unlikely friendship blossoms.It's time for Nova to open her eyes and see the world differently, in the very best way.

Recenzje

'Truly original...it kept me guessing until the nail-biting end. A stunning and memorable page-turner' Sarah J. Harris, author of The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder

'Is it a love-story? Is it a thriller? It's 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. It's 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

O autorze

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.