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Small Hours

the spellbinding new novel from the author of ISAAC AND THE EGG
By Bobby Palmer
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'Powerful' JOANNA GLEN 'Beautiful' KATE SAWYER 'A triumph' JENNIE GODFREY 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... Read More
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The eagerly awaited new novel from Bobby Palmer, author of the critically acclaimed debut Isaac and the Egg.

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'Powerful' JOANNA GLEN

'Beautiful' KATE SAWYER

'A triumph' JENNIE GODFREY

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.

'A magical, comforting read that touches on father-son relationships, male mental health, and the healing power of nature' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

'A beautiful examination of love and loss' HEAT

'Tender and touching' GLAMOUR

PRAISE FOR ISAAC AND THE EGG

'A tender story of love, grief and the transformative power of friendship' Guardian

'Truly one of the most beautiful stories you will ever read' Joanna Cannon

'Will linger long after the final page' Independent

'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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035402649

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 March 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Review

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 432

Collections

Bobby Palmer Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy

About the Author

BOBBY PALMER is an author and journalist. His critically acclaimed debut novel, Isaac and the Egg, was published in 2022 and was a Waterstones paperback of the year. He co-hosted the literary podcast Book Chat with Pandora Sykes, and his writing has appeared in GQ, Esquire, Men's Health, Cosmopolitan and more.

Visit www.bobbypalmer.co.uk for more news about Bobby and his writing or follow him on X and Instagram @thebobpalmer.

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