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This is How We Are Human

This is How We Are Human

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When the mother of an autistic young man hires a call girl to make him happy, three lives collide in unexpected and moving ways ... changing everything. A devastatingly beautiful, rich and thought-provoking novel that will warm your heart.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 300 pages
Publication date: 10 June 2021
Publisher: Orenda Books


When the mother of an autistic young man hires a call girl to make him happy, three lives collide in unexpected and moving ways, changing everything. A devastatingly beautiful, rich, and thought-provoking novel that will warm and break your heart, 'One of the best writers of her generation,' John Marrs, author of The One. 'A brilliant premise, executed beautifully... such a moving, tender, and unexpected read,' Catherine Isaac, author of Messy, Wonderful Us. 'I guarantee you will not read anything like it this year... you will fall in love with this book,' Miranda Dickinson, author of Our Story. 'Incredibly moving, gripping, and full of heart... The novel everyone will be talking about this year,' Gill Paul, author of The Secret Wife. _______________ Sebastian James Murphy is twenty years, six months, and two days old. He loves swimming, fried eggs, and Billy Ocean. Sebastian is autistic. And lonely. Veronica wants her son Sebastian to be happy. She wants the world to accept him for who he is. She is also thinking about paying a professional to give him what he desperately wants. Violetta is a high-class escort, who steps out into the night thinking only of money. Of her nursing degree. Paying for her dad's care. Getting through the dark. When these three lives collide - intertwine in unexpected ways - everything changes. For everyone. A topical and moving drama about a mother's love for her son, about getting it wrong when we think we know what's best, about the lengths we go to care for family... to survive... This Is How We Are Human is a searching, rich, and thought-provoking novel with an emotional core that will warm and break your heart. _______________ 'Every now and then you read a book that takes your breath away. This is How We Are Human does just that... you feel from the first page. 'A beautiful, heart-wrenching story that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page,' Lucy Score, author of The Girl on the Train. 'A powerful and emotional read that will leave you thinking about the complexities of love, family, and the human condition,' Sarah Pearse, author of The Sanatorium. 'A stunningly written and emotionally charged novel that will leave you breathless,' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go.

Weight: 292g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913193713

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