The eagerly awaited new novel from Bobby Palmer, author of the critically acclaimed debut Isaac and the Egg.

If you stood before sunrise in this wild old place, looking through the trees into the garden, here's what you'd see:

A father and son, a fox standing between them.

Jack, home for the first time in years, still determined to be the opposite of his father.

Gerry, who would rather talk to animals than the angry man back under his roof.

Everything that follows is because of the fox, and because Jack's mother is missing. It spans generations of big dreams and lost time, unexpected connections and things falling apart, great wide worlds and the moments that define us.

If you met them in the small hours, you'd begin to piece together their story.

*THE INSTANT SATURDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER* *A PANDORA SYKES/FANE BOOK CLUB PICK* *AS FEATURED ON BBC R4 OPEN BOOK* '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 'I laughed, I cried, I sat quietly and thought about what I'd read... a future classic' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Just magic' KATE SAWYER 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. WHAT 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' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

The eagerly awaited new novel from Bobby Palmer, author of the critically acclaimed debut Isaac and the Egg. - If you stood before sunrise in this wild old place, looking through the trees into the garden... You'd see a father and son, a fox standing between them. You wouldn't know that Jack has returned from the city, still determined to be the opposite of his father. Or that Gerry would rather talk to animals than this angry man back under his roof. You wouldn't imagine that neither is quite who the other remembers. That someone irreplaceable is missing. That one conversation might change everything. If you saw them in the small hours, you'd begin to piece together their story. It's about connection and belonging - and how the world comes alive when you stop to take it in. PRAISE FOR ISAAC AND THE EGG 'Truly one of the most beautiful stories you will ever read' Joanna Cannon 'Unique, tender and funny' Pandora Sykes 'A future classic' Clare Mackintosh 'Like nothing I've ever read before' Stylist 'An arresting debut novel about grief in the most wonderfully oblique way' Reverend Richard Coles 'Just magic' Kate Sawyer 'Quirky and raw' Grazia

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