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9th October 2014

Price: £9.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780340963777

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‘A moving and intelligent comedy about finding love without losing yourself.’ GRAEME SIMISON

‘Toni Jordan is always a special pleasure’ LIANE MORIARTY

‘A sweet, charming and romantic book’ BBC RADIO 2

‘An engaging romantic comedy’ THE TIMES

‘Witty and entertaining’ IRISH TIMES

Grace Lisa Vandenburg counts. The letters in her name (19). The steps she takes every morning to the local café (920). The number of poppy seeds on her orange cake, which dictates the number of bites she’ll take to eat it. Grace counts everything, because that way there are no unpleasant surprises.

Seamus Joseph O’Reilly (also a 19) thinks she might be better off without the counting. If she could hold down a job, say. Or open her cupboards without conducting an inventory, or leave her flat without measuring the walls.

Grace’s problem is that Seamus doesn’t count. Her other problem is . . . he does.

As Grace struggles to balance a new relationship with old habits, to find a way to change while staying true to herself, she realises that nothing is more chaotic than love.

A laugh-out-loud, romantic and uplifting read for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, The Cactus and Me Before You.

Reviews

<i>The Times</i>
Bringing a quirky humour and a sympathetic view of diversity to her story, the author sustains the momentum to the end of this engaging romantic comedy
<i>Daily Mail</i>
An unusual and intriguing novel, written with a very light touch
<i>Guardian</i>
Brimming with sarcastic humour
<i>Irish Times</i>
Toni Jordan's debut is mature, witty and entertaining
Amanda Ross, Richard & Judy Summer Read
It's laugh-out-loud funny and painfully sad in turns . . . It is a quick read and extremely hard to put down, as you get addicted to Grace's addictive personality
<i>Choice</i>
You'll be hearing more from this talented author
BBC Radio 2, <i>The Weekender</i>
A sweet, charming, witty, romantic book
Graeme Simsion, author of <i>The Rosie Project</i>
A moving and intelligent comedy about finding love without losing yourself.
The Times
Bringing a quirky humour and a sympathetic view of diversity to her story, the author sustains the momentum to the end of this engaging romantic comedy
Daily Mail
An unusual and intriguing novel, written with a very light touch
Guardian
Brimming with sarcastic humour
The Times
Toni Jordan's debut is mature, witty and entertaining
Amanda Ross, Richard & Judy Summer Read
It's laugh-out-loud funny and painfully sad in turns . . . It is a quick read and extremely hard to put down, as you get addicted to Grace's addictive personality
BBC Radio 2
A sweet, charming, witty, romantic book
Graeme Simsion
A moving and intelligent comedy about finding love without losing yourself
Liane Moriarty
Toni Jordan is always a special pleasure