The Life Impossible
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Hardback Published on: 29/08/2024
£20.00
Bookseller Reviews
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Always a joy to read Matt Haig’s writing!
The Life Impossible is a beautiful novel about adventure and transformation, and a reminder to cherish every moment - the good and the bad. The novel follo... READ MORE
Matt Haig lovers rejoice!
I loved this book! I finished the story feeling a little more positive about life and people. Haig yet again nails the human condition and the vagaries of ... READ MORE
Maybe Haig's best.
Thanks to Canongate for this early proof. I love reading Matt's book except one.
This may be his best yet, it's a little odd but after'Midnight Library 'n... READ MORE
The wonderful, Vida Imposible.
He's done it again - the empathy, the pain, the joy. I loved The Midnight Library so much that I didn't believe anything else could come close from Haig's ... READ MORE
Beautiful, uplifting, hopeful
Fantastically moving and uplifting, set mostly in glorious sunshine that contrasts to the darkness of greed, a key theme throughout is the goodness that hu... READ MORE
Journey Full of Magic
Being a big fan of The Midnight Library, I was so pleased to receive an advanced copy and a wonderful hand written postcard from Matt.
I really enjoyed r... READ MORE
Embrace the impossible
The book starts with a letter from a former pupil (now adult) who is experiencing a tough time. He writes to his Maths teacher, Grace, who is now retired... READ MORE
A brilliant summer read
I was a huge fan of The Midnight Library and couldn’t wait to get stuck in to this one. To say I devoured The Life Impossible is an understatement.
This ... READ MORE
Wonderful and uplifting
After reading The Midnight Library which I loved, I was thrilled to receive a reading copy of The life Impossible.
I found it wonderful, uplifting and tr... READ MORE
Matt Haig returns
As a huge fan of Matt Haig's books (both Fiction and Non-Fiction) I was incredibly happy (and grateful!) to receive an advance copy of his long-awaited lat... READ MORE
A book to savour.
Matt Haig is one of those authors who, when they release a new title, I know I need to read it as soon as possible. While this maybe didn't have the profo... READ MORE
Synopsis
What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet . . .
When retired Maths teacher Grace is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.
Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the Balearics, Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.
Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning.
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- ISBN: 9781838855574
- Number of pages: 336
- Weight: 543g
- Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 36 mm
Customer Reviews
View allA fantastical story
I don’t know quite what I expected but it wasn’t this. This is a fantastical story, quite a slow burn and a deep read with a lot of scientific and mathema... READ MORE
Immersive science fiction fantasy
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig is an imaginative and immersive science fiction and fantasy novel. Grace is the main character who finds out she has been ... READ MORE
Sentimental insight
Set on an idyllic island, this novel embraced magical realism and all the oddities that come with the genre. This made for a rather strange, yet sweet, sto... READ MORE
Inspired and beautiful! A great read!!
Loved this very different tale from the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. Enticing, interesting, life affirming and inspiring.
This is the story of Grace Wi... READ MORE
A bit weird
This wasn't quite what I was expecting from the blurb - yes it is the story of retired teacher Grace, who heads off to discover a new life on Ibiza - which... READ MORE
The Life Impossible
I have read and enjoyed quite a few books by this author. This was definitely another winner...
We start with Grace Winters who, quite out of the blue, is... READ MORE
Suspend belief and enjoy
Grace, in her seventies, discovers she has been left a little house in Ibiza. Having no family left, she decides to move there. The story rips along as str... READ MORE
A gem of a read
I wasn’t sure about this book to start with. Having loved The Midnight Library, I couldn’t quite believe that Matt Haig would be able to match the quality ... READ MORE
Sun and science fiction
Who would not want to receive the gift of a house on Ibiza? Part science fiction, part Ibizan immersion in pine scents, sun, beaches and especially the se... READ MORE
A fantasy to get lost in.
An absolutely absorbing read I could not put down. So well written with brilliant characters in a fantasy/ real world.
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