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This Is How We Are Human - by Louise Beech (Paperback)

This Is How We Are Human - by  Louise Beech (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>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...</b> <p/> 'One of the best writers of her generation' <b>John Marrs, author of <i>The One</i></b> <p/> 'A brilliant premise, executed beautifully ... such a moving, tender and unexpected read' <b>Catherine Isaac, author of <i>Messy, Wonderful Us</i></b> <p/> 'I guarantee you will not read anything like it this year ... you will fall in love with this book' <b>Miranda Dickinson, author of <i>Our Story</i></b> <p/> 'Incredibly moving, gripping, and full of heart ... The novel everyone will be talking about this year' <b>Gill Paul, author of <i>The Secret Wife</i></b> <p/> _______________ <p/> 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. <p/> 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. <p/> 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. <p/> When these three lives collide - intertwine in unexpected ways - everything changes. For everyone. <p/> 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 ... <i>This Is How We Are Human</i> is a searching, rich and thought-provoking novel with an emotional core that will warm and break your heart. <p/> _______________ <p/> '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 to the last' <b>Liz Fenwick, author of <i>The River Between Us</i></b> <p/> 'A writer of beautiful sentences, and they are in abundance. This sensitive subject is treated with the utmost care' <b>Nydia Hetherington, author of <i>A Girl Made of Air</i></b> <p/> 'Such a complex and emotive book' <b>Claire King, author of <i>The Night Rainbow</i></b> <p/> 'It had me gripped from the start and changed the way I see the world. Beautiful, bold and compelling - another fearless story from Beech' <b>Katie Marsh, author of <i>Unbreak Your Heart</i></b> <p/> 'A searching, rich and thought-provoking novel with an emotional core' <b>LoveReading </b> <p/> 'This book is just what the world needs right now' <b>Fiona Mills, BBC</b> <p/> 'Oh, Sebastian, I'll never forget him. Heart is always at the core of Louise's books and this one is no exception' <b>Madeleine Black, author of <i>Unbroken</i></b> <p/> 'What a brave and prejudice busting story this is ... brava' <b>S. E. Lynes, author of <i>Can You See Her</i></b> <p/> 'A convincing, bittersweet tale of misplaced kindness, a myriad types of vulnerability, and unexpected consequences ... All the stars and more' <b>Carol Lovekin, author of <i>Wild Spinning Girls</i></b> <p/> 'A tender, insightful read' <b>Michael J. Malone, author of <i>A Song of Isolation</i></b> <p/> 'An exceptional book that will make you laugh, cry and feel better for having read it' <b>Audrey Davis, author of <i>Lost in Translation</i></b> <p/> 'The most exquisite and moving story I have read in a very long time' <b>Book Review Café</b> <p/> 'I don't know of another writer who portrays characters so true, flaws and all ... mesmerising, the characters are beautiful but, more importantly, they're REAL' <b>J. M. Hewitt, author of <i>The Quiet Girls</i></b> <p/> For fans of Maggie O'Farrell, David Nicholls, Ali Smith and JoJo Moyes.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Louise Beech has such a natural talent for writing beautifully human stories that are both heart-breaking and heart-warming. This Is How We Are Human speaks right to the heart, exploring a mother's love for her son and the things people do to care for their families." --<i>CultureFly</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Louise Beech</b> is an exceptional literary talent, whose debut novel <i>How To Be Brave</i> was a <i>Guardian</i> Readers' Choice for 2015. The follow-up, <i>The Mountain in My Shoe</i> was shortlisted for Not the Booker Prize. Both of her previous books <i>Maria in the Moon</i> and<i> The Lion Tamer Who Lost </i>were widely reviewed, critically acclaimed, and number-one bestsellers on Kindle. Louise lives with her husband on the outskirts of Hull, and loves her job as a Front of House Usher at Hull Truck Theatre, where her first play was performed in 2012.

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