Set My Heart To Five by Simon Stephenson

Set My Heart To Five by Simon Stephenson

You shall read this with unadulterated pleasure Scotland on Sunday A beautiful, funny, heartfelt analysis of what it means to be human Simon Pegg

‘[A] laugh-out-loud funny debut novel …  absurdist, outrageous, irreverent and satirical… by the end of Jared’s adventures, readers will find themselves left with … an appreciation for the mutuality of all sentient life, and for the universal desire to be acknowledged and appreciated, whether one is birthed from factory or hospital … In Stephenson, Vonnegut may have his first true protégé’ Washington Post

‘I doubt I’ll encounter a more endearing, more joy-provoking character this year’ The Bookseller, Book of the Month

‘A truly hilarious, clever, and strangely affecting meditation on the absurdity of Homo sapiens….I cried 67ml of tears’ Saga Magazine

‘Funny, original and thought-provoking’ Daily Mail

‘It is the closest thing I’ve read in a long time to Terry Pratchett … You will read this with unadulterated pleasure’ Scotland On Sunday

‘This beguiling debut exposes our frailties with subversive humour’ Mail on Sunday

‘Genuinely funny … pacey and emotive’ Sunday Times

‘Only the truly heartless would deny the art at work here’ The Herald

‘This entertaining and surprisingly poignant story is a charmer’ Publisher’s Weekly

Simon Stephenson is an author and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. His previous book Let Not The Waves Of The Sea won Best First Book at the Scottish Book Awards.

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ISBN 13	9780008354244
ISBN 10	0008354243
Title	Set My Heart To Five
Author	Simon Stephenson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2021-02-04
Number of pages	448
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.