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*A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOKER PRIZE GEM*
A perfect love story for imperfect people.
Micah Mortimer measures out his days running errands for work, maintaining an impeccable cleaning regime and going for runs (7:15, every morning). He is in a long-term relationship with his woman friend Cassia, but they live apart. His carefully calibrated life is regular, steady, balanced.
But then the order of things starts to tilt. Cassia is threatened with eviction, and when a teenager shows up at Micah’s door claiming to be his son, he is confronted with another surprise he seems poorly equipped to handle.
Can Micah, a man to whom those around him always seem just out of reach, find a way back to his perfectly imperfect love story?
**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020**
‘Anne Tyler takes the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing’ Rachel Joyce
‘She knows all the secrets of the human heart’ Monica Ali
‘A masterly author’ Sebastian Faulks
‘I love Anne Tyler. I’ve read every single book she’s written’ Jacqueline Wilson
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ASIN : B07VDNQ699
Publisher : Vintage Digital (9 April 2020)
Language : English
File size : 3631 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 180 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 178474347X
Customers say
Customers find the novel enjoyable and brilliant. They also describe the book as well-observed, funny, and well-written. Readers appreciate the wonderful character depiction. However, some find the length too short. Opinions are mixed on the tone, with some finding it tender, thoughtful, and sad, while others find it underwhelming and depressing. Reader opinions also differ on the storyline, with those finding it satisfying and engaging, while other find it weak and nonexistent.
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