Patricia Lockwood is the voice of a generation Namita GokhaleA masterpiece GuardianI really admire and love this book Sally Rooney An intellectual and emotional rollercoaster Daily Mail I cant remember the last time I laughed so much reading a book David SedarisA rare wonder . . . I was left in bits Douglas Stuart* WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2022 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 ** A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK *______________________________________________This is a story about a life lived in two halves. Its about what happens when real life collides with the increasing absurdity of a world accessed through a screen. Its about living in world that contains both an abundance of proof that there is goodness, empathy, and justice in the universe, and a deluge of evidence to the contrary.Its a meditation on love, language and human connection from one of the most original voices of our time.______________________________________________An utterly distinctive mixture of depth, dazzling linguistic richness, anarchic wit and raw emotional candour Rowan WilliamsA 2021 Book of the Year: Sunday Times, Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph, Evening Standard, The Times, New Statesman, Red, Observer, Independent, Daily Telegraph