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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Isaac and the Egg

Bobby Palmer (author)

Hardback Published on: 18/08/2022

£14.99

32 reviews

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We all need an egg sometimes.

Isaac could not be at more of a low if he tried: he has lost the only woman he has ever, or indeed will ever love and perhaps he has more to lose, if that’... READ MORE

Dan - Clifton, Bristol.

Beautiful and heartbreaking, with moments of real humour

Isaac’s life has hit rock bottom and he can’t see any way forward. Standing on a bridge, contemplating the end, he hears an answering scream to his own and... READ MORE

Joanna at Waterstones Telford

Fresh and beautiful

Isaac and the Egg is such a fresh and beautiful story. I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about it as I started out and it did take me a little while to grasp ... READ MORE

Emma Smith at Bedford

To grieve and to befriend an egg is never a question

Phew, what a debut! I found myself drawn into a poignant tale of loss, hope, and the unexpected magic of everyday life. At its heart lies the story of I... READ MORE

Thuvaja

Incredible

Somehow simultaneously devastatingly sad and laugh-out-loud hilarious at the same time. So clever and so bizarre this has rocketed into being one of my fav... READ MORE

Mason at Oxford

If You Need An Emotional Outpour This Is A Must-Read Because Sometimes The Smallest Things Can Have The Biggest Impact

For the emotional outpour I had at the end this was a tremendous read of empathy If you want to know why booksellers are quoting "Whaa Woo" then get yours... READ MORE

Nicole @hemelwstones

Hilarious, heart-wrenching, beautifully written

I read most of this book in one sitting and it a brilliant reading experience. Bobby Palmer writes with a perfect balance of humour and heart-breaking and ... READ MORE

Amoy Daley, Waterstones Leamington Spa

Synopsis

A young man walks into the woods on the worst morning of his life and finds something there that will change everything.

It's a tale that might seem familiar. But how it speaks to you will depend on how you've lived until now.

Sometimes, to get out of the woods, you have to go into them. Isaac and the Egg is one of the most hopeful, honest and wildly imaginative novels you will ever read.

Publisher information

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781472285508
Number of pages: 288
Dimensions: 220 x 138 x 28 mm
Weight: 408g
Languages: English

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Absolutely gorgeous, wacky, and heartbreaking all in one.

I devoured this book over 2 days, if I hadn’t been so tired the first day and kept falling asleep I would have read it in one sitting. But finishing the la... READ MORE

Deanne Wallace

Isaac and the Egg

I am not sure what to say about this book. It is heart rendering for the most part and a book that someone who has lost someone might find some solace in ... READ MORE

Monica Hanna

Beautiful read

This is a beautifully written book about grief. This story is so sensitively written and somehow manages to be both raw and real but sensitive and heartwa... READ MORE

Lynne Packer

Perfection!

We meet 29-year-old Isaac Addy when he is standing on a bridge in the cold, deciding whether or not to jump off it. When he hears a strange scream from the... READ MORE

Karen Louise Hollis

A luminous and unforgettable debut

"Reality is fragile. All it takes is a gentle tap to break its shell." Oh, my heart. I finished this book last night and I’m still at a loss for words... READ MORE

Emma Alvey

Brilliant

Isaac, grieving the death of his wife, stands alone on the edge of a bridge and screams. From the woods beyond, something screams back. Further investigati... READ MORE

Ella - The Story Collector

You will laugh and cry

This book is SO special. It's just wonderful; funny, sad, profound and beautifully written. I really didn't want it to end. As it was quite late in the eve... READ MORE

MoziDogReads

Grief and love, powerful if you become engaged

The start of this held me nicely. Isaac is stood on the bridge and considering suicide. Within that he remembers nothing, he screams and then hears a screa... READ MORE

Nigel

I wept. I laughed. My heart was stolen by an egg

The day Isaac and the Egg popped up on my twitter feed I knew straightaway that I had to take a closer look at the pair of them. The premise of the book wa... READ MORE

Anna Evans-Wylie

A stunning, heartbreaking read

I read this book over Christmas and it was just the thing I needed at the end of 2021. The exploits of Isaac and his mysterious Egg made me laugh and made ... READ MORE

Freya Berry

Life affirming story of loss

An astonishingly original and beautiful gem, full of magic and love. I read this almost in one sitting it was so moving and compelling. The writing is so n... READ MORE

Sandra Morgan

Different and heart-warming

What a lovely, unusual book. If you are looking for something different and heart-warming to read then read "Isaac and the Egg" by Bobby Palmer. What a b... READ MORE

Mel Pretorius

difficult to get into

Judging by the reviews I am obviously in a minority with my thoughts on this book. I started it twice but found it really difficult to get into and conne... READ MORE

jean

Excellent

This book was wonderful. Beautifully written, with such a unique narrative and way of exploring grief. The characters were well sketched (I loves Egg). Th... READ MORE

Helen Dagger

An utterly moving tale of love and loss

Try and finish this book without crying. Extraordinarily original and moving.

Oli Dugmore

Hope in the heartbreak

One of the most life affirming books about loneliness, friendship, love and grief you will ever read

Nina Griffith

Simply wonderful

Isaac Addy contemplates the swirling river in the abyss beneath the bridge, his pain as deep as the dark water. He screams his agony into the night and hea... READ MORE

Celia Short

A unique read

Wow, this was a unique and special book and I’m not surprised by how many people I’ve seen raving about it! At the beginning of the story, we are introd... READ MORE

Lucy Phillips

Unusual and beautiful

Isaac and the Egg is not really like any other book I've read. It's so unusual, to the point that I perhaps was a bit wary of picking it up, but I'd heard ... READ MORE

Nicola

Truly wonderful!

I was sent a copy of Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer to read and review by NetGalley. What an absolutely wonderful book! It is so beautifully written, ... READ MORE

lesleys

Isaac and the Egg

⭐️ 4.5 ⭐️ Beautifully written by Bobby Palmer, Isaac and the Egg has to be one of the most unique, original and downright quirkiest books I’ve ever read. ... READ MORE

Dee

An odd little book that will have you hooked from the very start

This is an odd little book but Palmer handles the subject matter beautifully, from the Egg's very first scream in the dark it had me hooked. Isaac and th... READ MORE

Sydney K

dire

I really tried to get into this book, but I just couldn't. Maybe I wasn't in the right mindset or something. I found the writing style pretty irritating. I... READ MORE

erica cochrane

A beautiful heartfelt debut novel

Isaac is recently bereaved, and now suddenly finds himself responsible for what he calls “Egg.” The reader is left in the dark—what exactly is Egg, and whe... READ MORE

Jacqueline Sharp

Isaac and the Egg

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